FeaturedSleep and Type 2 Diabetes DiscussionSome community members have spoken about how sleep may impact their diabetes management and how diabetes symptoms may also impact their sleep. Share your experiences below! How often does sleep...Reactions0reactionsComments97 repliesSleep
FeaturedFinger Pricks or CGM When it comes to checking your blood sugar levels, which way do you prefer: Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) or Blood Glucose Monitors (BGM, aka finger pricks)?...Reactions0reactionsComments43 repliesBlood Sugar ManagementGlucose Meters & Monitors
Active 7 days agoTesting blood sugar after eatingPlease delete if not allowed. My endocrinologist wants me to make a list of what I eat in order to see if my diet is affecting my blood sugar. It...Reactions0reactionsComments159 repliesBlood Sugar Management
Let’s talk about the other side of diabetes when you are first diagnosedI was diagnosed in 2012, my life changed over night. I will never forget that day. I will back up a bit, I went for routine blood work in September...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDiagnosisCopingTips & Advice
Several episodes of blood sugars droppingI have type 2 and take 14 g of rybelsus and 10 m of glipizide. My a1c went from 9 to 6. My problem is I get low blood sugar...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesBlood Sugar Management
When to take insulin My neighbor is a T2D and I have been a type 1 for 42 years. She takes her insulin After meals. I have never heard of this! Are there T2s...Reactions0reactionsComments49 repliesTreatment
Has anyone tried red light therapy (LLLT) for neuropathy?Reactions0reactionsComments95 repliesTreatment
Short Diabetes Survey: You could win a $20 Amazon gift cardWe want to hear from you! Your personal experience with diabetes would be an important contribution to our research. We are asking people over age 18 with type I or...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesResearch & Clinical TrialsCopingMental Health
What is your favorite breakfast?What is your favorite breakfast? Good things to eat for breakfast with type 2 diabetes?...Reactions0reactionsComments68 repliesDiet & Nutrition
When to monitorI have been pretty successful about managing my diabetes but am puzzled by something. The difference between 1 1/2 hours and 2 hours after meal is big. This morning after...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesBlood Sugar Management
Coping with stress and diabetes, what do you do to reduce the stressI have been under alot of stress, and just want to know what does everyone do to relieve your stress so you don’t spike your sugars?...Reactions0reactionsComments30 repliesCoping
Help adjusting when decades of managing prediabetes no longer worksFor those of us who have controlled prediabetes for decades, but the progressive T2 disease no longer responds as well as it used to, suggestions to keep the control going...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesBlood Sugar Management