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Newly diagnosed

I'm a 59 yr old woman who works out 4x week (lifting, treadmill and racquetball) I'm 135'bs 5'4" and active. I'm on disability for my mental health and have medicare...

I don’t understand why I wasn’t diagnosed with diabetes?

I have had Prediabetes for 6 years. My a1c last November was 6.0. I go to Kaiser and they don’t use fasting glucose. I had an a1c of 6.5 in...

What causes type 2 diabetes?

How is type 2 diabetes different than other forms of diabetes?...

how many months before A1C levels lower

Prediabetic-6.1. I exercise every day, eat healthy. I read that because it takes a long time to become diabetic, it can take a long time to have the levels lowered...

What are the symptoms of high blood sugar level?

I was having some symptoms but didn't recognize what they were. I had an increased thirst and went to the bathroom a lot. Did you notice any signs before you...

Recently Diagnosed

Hi all, Looking for some insight. I was very recently diagnosed with Type2 Diabetes and I have very high sugars. The doctor started me on 1/2 tablet of 500 mg...

Trying to understand high sugar readings

Hi. Sorry for the longer post. I am not diabetic, or at least I wasn't last week. But have insulin resistance and feel bad energy wise, thou I'm not overweight...

My Experience with Type 2

I was originally diagnosed in 2014. I was a walking example of all the classic symptoms. A1C was over 12 and morning reding was 335. My Dr called me in...

DKA questions

I have been T2 for 25 years but after an error on my part (not taking meds for 6 weeks) I ended up in ICU with severe DKA. Now I...

How long have you been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?

Living with type 2 diabetes is a life-long journey. There are people here who are newly diagnosed, unsure where to start; people who have been managing their condition for years...

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