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Three years in and I still spend more mental energy correcting myths than managing my actual blood sugar. "Can you eat that?" "My uncle cured his with cinnamon." "But you don't look diabetic." The disease is manageable. The constant low-grade education campaign is exhausting. Anyone else feel like a full-time diabetes ambassador they never applied to be?

Im 19 years old and work in one of the largest if not the largest insulin manufacturing facilites in the world. I'll try and answer your questions as best as I can you can also ask personal questions if you like !

From the last 1 year, i haven been drinking like insane amount of water. And recently before my diagnosis, i was drinking 5-6 L/ 1.5 gallons of water a day. I thought that it was due to living in an extremely dry and hot place.

I have lived a moderately healthy life with regular walking 1-2 hrs and occasional weight training. My daily sugar intake isn’t super high either with mostly stevia, and especially in the last 6 months as i was doing Keto on and off.

My mum got diagnosed with pre-diabetes and i just took the test for shits and giggles, and also cuz a couple of times my urine was smelling sickly sweet?! Turns out my HbA1c is 6.8 and fasting being 125. This is despite that I’ve been consistently losing weight since the last 4 months. My doctor was alarmed and got me started on Metformin and within 3 days, my water intake naturally reduced to half. I genuinely have felt a shift on how I’m feeling. I think i really got lucky considering that I’m only 22.

I literally used to think that drinking that much amount od water was a flex cuz i was “healthy” and turns out, my body was absolutely screaming for help. So, anything in excess is the first sign of something being wrong.

Hey Guys,

I'm currently in Munich until tomorrow and i forgot my Insulin. Can anyone help me out? Preferably Apidra Pen

We went to the ER the same day and has since been hospitalized for 4 days and sent home with 24 hr iv for infection. I change his bandages every day. The doctors have this in hand (I hope) , my question is about shoes!! We are scuba divers and love the beach and ocean. Does anyone have suggestions how to protect his feet when (if - may have amputation) they heal? Thanks for any advice. We’re at a loss! The nurses at his last visit didn’t have an answer and actually suggested I ask here!

(26F)My (28M)husband has been diagnosed since he was 5 years old, and then diagnosed with celiacs when he was 7. we've been together nearly 7 years and I've done tons of research in that time in order to understand and best support him. he's always struggled with his mental health regarding taking care of his self, especially in college regarding his celiac. He stopped eating gluten once we started trying for a baby. With his diabetes though, he hasn't shared much about it and I try not to pry because I don't want it to cause a strain on our relationship. However, we now have a 10 month old daughter and he just isn't taking care of himself. He went months without a CGM or checking his blood sugar at all and just went based on how he felt. I finally got him to refill the CGM script and I downloaded the libre link app so that I can help him manage, but I don't want to seem overbearing. The topic has always been sensitive and he tends to shut down.

My best friend growing up lost her dad to type 1, due to a failed insulin pump, and it ruined her. I'm terrified that my daughter will have the same fate because my husband isn't taking care of himself. is there anything I can do to help without seeming like I'm nagging? I just don't want to lose him.

Gravei três receitas para pré diabéticos mas serve para pré-diabeticos e serve também para aqueles queira diminuir o açúcar...

Hey all - recently downloaded and tried the SNAQ app during the free trial period it offers. DO NOT RECOMMEND. This app tries to use AI to estimate carbs from a picture, connects to a G7 and provide information etc. But I tried several different things and it was consistently wrong. It's $88/year US so it's already not cheap. But I tried 3 methods for 5 days, every meal - like this got two slices of bread wrong...

• Raw picture - estimate
• Picture with a known object for reference, i.e. quarter
• Actually putting the food on a scale and taking a picture of the item and the weight

Results were wildly inconsistent, never got the carb count correct. Even when something like a slice of bread was on the scale and it read as 20g, it came back with 25g as the weight of what it was calculating.

The app states it shouldn't be used for carb counts and insulin dosing - that's true. But you also can't use it to communicate with your Endo and have insulin to carb ratios adjusted, can't use it track the effects of food because you won't have accurate carb counts - so basically it's just "I ate at this time this item." you can get that from anything - you can put that into the Dexcom app even.

SNAQ is trash.

55 year old patient with a very complicated health history. After suffering from DKA, his endocrinologist told him he has brittle diabetes. His blood sugars swing from extremely low to extremely high. He’s on basal and bolus insulin and wears a CGM.

What can I do to manage his sugars? He carries a can of pop with him everywhere in case his blood sugar dips. Sometimes in our appointments he “spaces out” and his glucose reading reflects that. He’s constantly urinating and having disrupted sleep.

Is there any value in having him pee on ketosticks once per day? Since he pees so often anyway?

Any help would be so appreciated!

EDIT: TYPE 2 DM

I am staying at a hospital from next Tuesday (14th) until Idk when- 7 to 10 days, most likely. I am trying to come up with a list of what to pack, and I decided to ask you guys because.... Well, I don't have a village and really need support. Tell me if you think I need something else or if I need to pack less shit. Idk, I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I don't want to bother anyone to bring me stuff to hospital except some snacks at around mid stay (Hospital will provide meals but not snacks and I definitely need one around 10pm or my sugar drops to Hell)

List:

Pajamas and underwear
Hoodie
Socks
Slippers
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Towel
Bath gel
Deodorant
Body mist
Dry shampoo
Hair brush
Wet wipes
Toilet paper

Water bottle
Cup

Peanut butter
Wafers
Oranges
Bananas
Crackers
Hummus
Gym

Kindle
Chargers
Headphones
Notebook and pen

Meds
Blood sugar measurer
Insulin
Extra testing strips

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I know metformin doesnt necessarily cause lows. im not on any other medications. stopped ozempic a week ago. but today I coasted from 4.2 to 3.8 for half an hour before finally dropping to 3.6 and I had 2 glucose tabs and then ate lunch and then 2 and a half hours later was at a 3.7. so im veryyy confused. is this possibly a normal adjustment faze to the metformin? or possibly bevause I stopped ozempic? I have pre-diabetes and reactive hypoglycemia. I didnt feel symptomatic until the 3.6 I had.

also not really tryimg to ask for medical advice. Just wanting experiences from people with glucose intolerance.

What not to live about insurance companies? My employer used to be with an insurance that used to cover everything without issues. We were with them for years, but the renewal for this year in February, they increased the cost too much apparently, so they decided to change…

Now the sensors I need to use with my insulin pump, that were always covered, are no longer covered because the sensors aren’t drugs, and my plan is a drug plan (which I did as well with the previous insurance as well).

I am in Ontario, Canada

Does anybody have any experience with supplementation of creatine?

2-3 years back my Child Endo back when I was a teenager said no to any supplementation at all, but all the research suggests improvement of cognitive function, better sleep and something to do with insulin resistance, positively ofc.

Since then a lot of studies came out, but apparently the supplementation falsifies the results of creatinine making them go up and apparently that's why the Doctors don't like it.

Any thoughts, especially from the gym goers, maybe side effects etc? Thanks ;D

Is anyone else planning on buying stock in NewcelX and Eledon to support their partnership in the development of a cure for Type 1 Diabetes?

a little background for those unaware.

Eledon has been going through trials and proving that their immunosuppressant has been able to successfully protect an infusion of donor Islet cells and so far has had 100% success in curing Type 1 diabetics without any harmful side effects

NewcellX has been developing an alternate solution that is able to use lab grown stem cells to create fully functional Islet cells for transplant. this would allow for a much more scalable cure.

With the 2 of these together and NewcelX's recent investment into Eledon they provide hope to so many around the world and even if I lose 100% of my investment, I don't care! I'd rather invest in hope than invest in companies that may or may not make me a profit.

#notfinancialadvise

Hi I an a 55f and after a triple bypass was just diagnosed with retinopathy. Just had my first injection yesterday and doc said I could see improvements immediately in my vision (.I have dimming if colors, can’t see well in bright light)but from

What I’ve read it says it can take up two to years. Would love some insight, info or tips! TIA

Hi folks

I have a diabetic cat* and need to test his glucose 3x daily. But I’ve noticed that the results of the glucose tests strips can vary wildly within minutes of each other. For example, this evening we’ve had results of 26.4, 18.6 and 19 within 2 mins of each other.

As per instructions, I haven’t left the packet open to the air at any point, the individual strips don’t hang around for more than 2 minutes before use, and this problem is recurring across several packs of strips, so I don’t have a faulty batch.

Have any of you had this issue, or do you have an explanation for why it’s happening? It seems pointless to keep testing him when the results seem to vary so wildly across test strips.

Do you have any ideas or advice?

*he does a kind of diabetes hokey-cokey where he has it for a few months and then goes into remission; and then comes out of remission… This is the fourth time it’s happened. The vet is as perplexed as I am.

Good morning! So my provider team had me sign up for a support class as I had extremely bad side effects of Jardiance. The class leaders are saying all the participants are suffering from Diabetic distress. Have you heard of this? I have full knee replacement surgery coming up so I may not be able to complete the class so have you heard of diabetic distress and have you taken the class? What did you get out of it? Thx!

My mom took 30 units of long lasting insulin before dinner and again after dinner by mistake. 60 units in total. (She usually takes 30 units of long lasting and 10 units of short lasting insulin at night)

I checked after 10 minutes that she had 10.4 diebetes, and gave her 2 tablespoon of sugar and another 2 stablespoon with water. Will she be okay? What to do?