new and not sure what to do

Hi everyone, Quick timeline and intro to me :) - Pre Diabetic Nov 2022 (HbA1c 47) - Diabetic type 2 May 2023 (HbA1c 104) - 8-12ml of Lantus, x4 Metform a day and 14mg RYBELSUS (semaglutide) - July HbA1c 70 - HbA1c last month was 29, so taken off Lantus and given Freestyle Libre 2 as of last...

Hi there! I got diagnosed with type1 a few months ago I use Levemir for my long insulin and Trurapi for my short/meals insulin. I keep having this situation where I will take my Trurapi, have my food then if I do any sort of physical exertion whether it be walking, standing in the shower, even...

Hi all, at the start of December I was showing some symptoms of diabetes and contacted my GP. They organised a blood test for just after Christmas but within that 3 week period I had lost around 15kg (from 94kg) but I am 6"3 and I've always been fit and healthy, I'm not obese etc. I called the...

Hi, Having worked really hard on diet, weight loss and exercise over the last few years trying to avoid type 2 diabetes the numbers kept creeping up and I was finally diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in September. I feel really sad about this and a bit scared. I have just started taking...

Hello! I am brand new to this forum and Diabetes but feeling quite “at sea”! This is long sorry! I am not new to Diabetes UK having raised £1500+ for them in the last year through fitness challenges (how ironic)! Recently (early July) hospitalised and operated on for bad infection. Bloods...

Hi all I've just had my second baby so now have a 2 year old and nearly 3 month old - both boys. Life is tiring at the moment! With my first pregnancy I had gestational diabetes, which turned into T2 just before I got pregnant with my second. This means that I'm now trying to navigate diabetes...

Hi there! My fiancé has recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and we’re finding negotiating foods and drinks hard. He is waiting on an appointment with the diabetic nurse but right now we need some help on figuring some minor things out. We’re unsure how much carbs he can have etc. If...

I have had a few possible symptoms. I’ve dodged getting tested (stupid I know) because I’m scared. Not so much of the condition itself although I know it has to be taken very seriously but more how my gp and similar will react. I’m on medication for other conditions that can be not good for...

Morning all, I’ve recently been told I’m type 2. I’m 33 and really struggling. The doctors haven’t really been helpful. They’ve just told me on the phone and now have to wait to be refered? There are so many different things online about what to do / eat but I don’t know what to believe. I keep...