Learning about DiabetesI was diagnosed with diabetes in 2016. 6 years of confusion, in and out of hospitals, ER, and admissions. Going from 500 mg of metformin to 1500 mg of metformin... By CommunityMember25791 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Define your own "Perfection"I suffer from a couple of other uncommon serious ailments, as well as being diabetic. I find that very few care providers know very much at all about them, so... By CommunityMember2751 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Navigating a New LifeFor many years, I was too busy to take care of myself. When I received the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, I was horrified. I felt so many emotions: anger... By AnnaOfAquitaine1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Admitting I’m powerless over food, and my life is unmanageable.Hi all, New here. I’m in the 12-Step program with some sobriety. I’ve had type 2 diabetes for about a decade and have controlled it off and on. I know... By Spoonerist1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Sister's loveMy sister is 42 years old with down syndrome and I took her to Joslin clinic they taught us a lot about food. A friend shared with me that exercise... By Gypsy cook1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Native American and DiabeticI have been diabetic since 2001. Not on regular insulin or pills. I was itchy, tired more than usual, and had some fuzzy vision from time to time. No increased... By Destey1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Struggling to keep my sugar levels under controlI have had type 2 diabetes for about 20 years. No one in my family has the disease. I am afraid I have it thanks to my multiple exposures to... By Mario1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
Newly Diagnosed With Diabetes: BbarfieldHello everyone! Admitted to hospital a month ago with blood sugar at 735 and A1C at 15.6. Surprise to me! After a regimen of shots daily and metformin I am... By Bbarfield1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Nerve painI was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a year ago. I'm a 76-year-old woman that is 20 lbs. overweight, not on any medication, and until this diagnosis, considered myself healthy... By no1cowmom1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Life is unbearable: severe nerve damageHi, I'm mags from Ireland... I'm a 49-year-old mum of 5 kids, 3 grown up and 2 under 15... I have type 2 diabetes for 15 years. To cut a... By Maggs1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Feeling Really OddI’m type 2 and was diagnosed probably 12 years ago. I never watched my diet and ate and did whatever I want to do. Anyway, my A1C in January was... By MsGrass1001 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
CGM and intrameal blood glucose managementI've had type 2 diabetes forever, it seems like, and have been using CGM for a while now. As I read a recent article on mistakes made on the DTII... By dlyons311 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Tslim pump suppliesIs there anyone that’s on Tslim tandem pump? I changed pumps & I have a lot of supplies. If anyone needs it pm me ? not the pump itself just... By Booboo14231 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Just diagnosedHi all... bit confused as I have just been diagnosed with type 2 plus a bit of high cholesterol. Not sure what to eat. And today it's finally hit me... By sashac1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Prescription Drug Induced Type 2 DiabetesI had a heart valve replaced and bypass surgery on Dec 18, 2018. After that, I was put on a high dose of a statin, metoprolol, and because my T4... By sue12341 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Small changes make big differencesHello, On my birthday last year in September, I was diagnosed T2. I knew going into the doctors that I most certainly had the condition because I was showing prominent... By aaronp811 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Adult onset of type 2 diabetes.Hi All, I am pretty new to this community. I hope you guys are doing good. I myself have adult onset of type 2 diabetes. I was diagnosed when I... By sangeetha1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
I have difficulty eating!I struggle to remember to eat, and when I do, I’m too tired to cook. Newly diagnosed in Ecuador. Put on 1/2 Metformin pill. Little information about type 2 diabetes... By spiffyheart1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
Medications: Lessons LearnedI'm a 72 years old woman who found out I had diabetes six years ago. Since then I learned about the do's and don'ts of taking various medicines the doctor... By marjo72111 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
What Type 2 Diabetes Has Done to MeI have had diabetes, probably going on 10 years or longer. It has been crazy. I lost my eyesight, got surgery and can see great now. Sugar was 500, got... By carol611 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments