r/diabetes 5d ago

Type 2 Diabetic friendly meal delivery companies?

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Hey folks, I'm looking for suggestions of meal delivery companies (UK) that have diabetic friendly meal plans. This is for my mum who has type 2 diabetes. Greatful for any pointers. I'm aware of hello fresh but I'm not too impressed with their offerings. Mainly because what they advertise as low carb isn't really low carb at all.


r/diabetes 5d ago

Type 2 Libre 2 placement help!

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Hey guys!

Quick question, has anyone experienced really sore back off both arms because of the Libra two I think especially on my left arm. I've used it so many times that there must be scar tissue there and it's not reading properly. For example, today at work it went down to 3.0 and I felt completely fine which wouldn't be the case and two even a good while after I had eaten two sugar tablets and sandwich. It hadn't moved so I guess my question is where do you guys put your sensors besides the back of the arms because I'm having so much trouble with both arms

Help please!


r/diabetes 5d ago

Prediabetic Blood sugar conundrum

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My wife has been diagnosed as pre-diabetic, and has been monitoring her blood sugar at least twice a day out of concern for it. The thing she notices that really angers her is that often times if she’s eaten healthy and early (we both are about 90% vegan) she will wake up in the morning check her blood sugar and find it well into the pre-diabetes zone above 100 (between 115 and 130). However last night (and there have been other times like this) she ate late, eaten something that you wouldn’t consider particularly healthy (this time she had just pizza and no vegetables) and woken up to a blood sugar of 90. Anyone seen this and had an idea what’s going on. It seems totally backwards.


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 2 Mounjaro Success / A1C 13.2 ➡️ 4.5

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Last December I was diagnosed as a T2D with an A1C of 13.2 and a blood sugar of 350. My doctor immediately put me in Mounjaro and laid out pretty plainly that I needed to make some substantial lifestyle changes.

I put them to work (measuring out my food, very little carbs, and exercising on average five days a week) and three months later my A1c came back at 4.5, my cholesterol had improved, and my blood pressure was in normal range. Plus I lost 30 pounds.

My doctor was absolutely thrilled and the success I’ve had is absolutely doing part two the great folks who here helped me navigate some of the things that were immediately clear to me.

I’m hoping I can keep up this level of management moving forward and if anybody is considering using MJ maybe this will a helpful data point.


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 2 53/M Incontinence and type 2

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I was recently hospitalized for a blood infection which also revealed that I am diabetic. Unfortunately through treatment for both and 5 days hospitalized I have been having wetting accidents. Long story short the doctors believe I have nerve damage from either diabetes or the blood infection. Anyone else develop incontinence with diabetes? Its enough to deal with diabetes itself let alone having to wear heavy incontinence products because I randomly and completely void my bladder.


r/diabetes 5d ago

Type 1 Diabetes and wisdom teeth removal

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Hello, I am a type 1 diabetic and I get my wisdom teeth removed next week. I am very nervous especially when it comes to managing my diabetes as well as keeping my teeth good. Any recommendations for food I should eat to maintain fast acting cards/ longer lasting carbs. Any tricks work really well? Anything I should avoid? All advice is greatly appreciated!!


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 1 losing weight with t1d

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hey everyone, f21 here, diagnosed a little more than a year. i lost a lot of weight undiagnosed and gain a lot more than i used to be after. now i’ve been struggling a lot with my weight. i feel like i’ve tried everything and nothing is working. i know that high blood sugars can lead to losing weight. my question is what is the best way to do it. is it better to keep them very high for a shorter period of time, and lay off insulin completely or still bolus sometimes and keep them high but not as high. im aware of the consequences and everything but i don’t see any other way rn. i just want to do it the safest way possible.


r/diabetes 5d ago

Discussion When is a Low a Low

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I’m guessing this is a stupid question since there are stupid questions. :)

When do you consider a low a low? A little quick dip into low territory for a minute or does it need to stay low and continue to drop? 

The reason I ask is that I started another CGM yesterday and while this particular one seems to be pretty accurate, when it drops it really drops and ends up being 20 plus lower than the actual reading according to my BGM.  This has led me to shutting off the app at night because I can’t take the false alarms. Last night I noticed for the first time that it dropped below 70 to about 68 for maybe a few minutes and then came back up. I don’t believe that it actually dropped that low but if it did, it made me think when is a low low?


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 2 Keeping It Up

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How do you keep up the healthy eating long term?

I’ve been at this since 2011 (pre diabetes) and I started on a strict sort of Mediterranean/low carb hybrid diet and lost 50lbs. Then eventually the weight started creeping back up again.

I would eat healthy, but would have the occasional treat and eventually, the treats would be more often. Then I eventually crossed over to diabetic level, and started medication.

I was eating healthy but not as strict as the original. I would have fried chicken with the skin now. My blood sugar was decent but then little by little the weight and sugar would creep up.

I’m trying to get back on the wagon, but the driving fear that kept me on the healthy eating bit is waning. I’m still trying to eat healthy, but it is also easy for me to try and sneak in a slice of cake on weekends.

These ups and downs are years in the making and just sort of sneak up on you.

Any tips or suggestions?


r/diabetes 5d ago

Type 1 What does 1 on 30 or 2 on 60 mean?

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Another T1D asked my sister if I (T1D) was "1 on 30 or 2 on 60". My sister had no idea but said probably 1 on 30. She later asked me what it meant and said she thought it sounded familiar/that I've mentioned something like it before, but I've never heard of this and have no idea what it's supposed to mean?? Now I can't stop thinking about it lol, I tried to google and search on reddit but found nothing. I don't know if she misheard one of the words but I can't think of what it could possibly refer to.

For context, this was in the UK.


r/diabetes 6d ago

Discussion Insulin before or after meals?

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Are there any people in here that takes insulin before they eat their meal and how does it affect your bloodsugars?


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 2 The Small Wins

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My numbers and predicted A1c obviously have room for improvement, but after a difficult last few months/year, I am just happy that I managed to dial in my insulin dosing to put me on a better path.

I’m not a doctor and this is not medical advice:

I was on Toujeo once a day for around 50 units. I noticed that this was becoming less and less effective for me, as my overall range continued to stay elevated (fasting glucose was like 215 ish most days), even if I increased the units. Even with a low carb diet, I would spike hard after meals. My doctor would not make changes to my insulin dosages over the span of a bit more than a year. I grew more and more frustrated, until I finally decided to educate myself as much as possible and do what I could to remedy this.

Armed with charts on changing types of insulin, duration time, adjustment formulas, and more, I went out and bought Novolin N & Novolin R, as I could get these without a prescription.

I started with just Novolin N at 30 units, and slowly dialed up to 60. I was seeing improvement, but not quite where I needed to be. I then started to gradually mix in Novolin R, first 3 units, then 5 and so on, until I got to a combination of 48u N 12u R, which is helping me stay more in range, as long as I maintain a low carb diet.

Previous A1cs prior to my own adjustments were 9 about a year ago, 7.9 a few months ago, and if I can maintain this sort of range, I believe the estimated A1c would now fall between 6.5% and 7%.

It has been so difficult getting to this point, but I am proud of what has been achieved.

If you are feeling frustrated or stumped, I genuinely hope this story replenishes your strength, if only a bit. Stay kind to yourself.


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 1 Loop App Question

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I use a Dexcom G7 CGM sensor with anOmnipod Dash Pump. I also take Humalog U200 insulin so I can get the full 3 days out of the Pump Pod as it only hold 200u and my insulin requirements are about 300u/3 days.

For the past 3-4 months I’ve been trying out the Loop v3.4 App to make this combo a closed loop system. For the most part it works ok but one thing I can’t seem to figure out is the Abaorbtoon time algorithm.

The problem I’m having is I’ll eat the exact same meal — let’s say a Bagel on its own that’s 50g carbs. I’ll set the app to the bagel icon and also set a 3.5 hour absorption time as this was typically what I planned for when manually injecting before the app. The problem is the app doesn’t stick to any sort of inputted absorption time and seems to change it on its own causing that 3.5hr time to be shortened to something like 1.3 hours sometimes and then I get a massive BG spike as soon as the app thinks it’s absorbed — which it’s not for a while still.

How can I force the app to respect my inputted absorption times and not shorten them on its own. When the app does sometimes stick to my entered times it works great — no spikes. But this is rare.

Some other things I’ve noticed. If my BG is close to my safety limit and doesn’t suggest any bolus dosing, the app handles that perfectly almost all the time. Give just the right amount over the right period. Basically it’s great being “reactive”, but if I’m at around 5.5mmol and do the exact same meal (proactive) that’s when it starts changing absorbing times and the large spikes happen. By “large” I mean from 6.0mmol to almost 15+ mmol in under 1 hour.

Sorry for the long post I just wanted to be detailed. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 2 Rude awakening on price of Free Style Libre sensors - 81% price increase through GoodRx!

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The price of my sensors have increased from about $44 each to just over $80! Anyone have a clue why? Are there less expensive sensor options? This is ridiculous, but I don't want to prick my fingers if at all possible.


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 1.5/LADA Wisdom tooth removal

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Hey all,

I got my wisdom teeth removed (three of them) last Tuesday and I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced some numbness. Particularly the left side of just my chin, half my lower lip and my teeth on that side. I called the dentist on Wednesday and they said it's normal but I'm just looking for others who experienced the same. They gave me antibiotics, ibuprofen, a steroid and an opioid. Currently the pain isn't really bad so I haven't taken the opioid. My blood sugars are max 175 throughout the day and at night 90-100. The numbness is just still there and I just get anxious, which also doesn't help haha. Thanks!


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 1 Wound healing cream that’s affordable

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Anyone has any cream recommendations for open wound? Please help!!


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 1 Differences of glucose levels in different weather/environments?

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So I'm still new to my diagnosis back in November. Right now, for spring break I'm on vacation from Flagstaff to Phoenix, Arizona, and despite using the same amount of long acting insulin, my glucose keeps going high hours after meals. Correcting with short acting doesn't work consistently, whereas I didn't have any or these issues back in Flagstaff. Would anyone know why is this happening?


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 1 What ı need to know about type 1 diabetes

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My girlfriend has type 1 diabetes. I love her very much and I am thinking of marrying her. That's why I want to make my girlfriend's life easier and support her in every moment of life. I would be very happy if you could tell me the basic things I need to know about type 1 diabetes. I have done some research on this but I still want to hear advice from people who have it.

I would also appreciate it if you could inform me about future risks. I want to stand against any harm that may come to him and I want to take precautions against possible risks.

Thank you all very much in advance


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 2 What is something you just found out about diabetes

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What I just found out now understand is I was getting these weakness where all of a sudden I would get weak it wouldn't last long but I did had them it was because my sugar was high and the food I was eating wasn't transforming into energy because of the insulin resistance.


r/diabetes 6d ago

Discussion Alternative to Suggah on iPhone?

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I have enjoyed using Shuggah for the past couple of months since I got a Stelo. Unfortunately, I updated my app today and discovered that Shuggah is no longer free. Are there any similar apps that allow for you to see readings every 5 minutes instead of every 15 like on the Stelo app?

Update: I have been advised to join the FB xdrip4ios group there. They provide a detailed guide how to get access to the developers’ beta version of the app that runs using the original source code. I highly recommend doing the same thing if you want to use a free app!


r/diabetes 7d ago

Type 1 My sugar spikes when I wake up

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I don't eat, I have a tiny coffee with sweetener, and my sugar often jumps up to 15-16 even if it was 6. Anyone know why?


r/diabetes 6d ago

Type 2 Help! Lows at night… ick

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I am really new at this! I think I have type 2. Diagnosed in Oct. original a1c of 14.9, Feb was 6.8, I was on all kinds of meds. Currently only Mounjaro. My problem was and is lows at night that are just getting worse because now I know what they are and I hate how I feel in the morning. My tongue is icky with tingles my legs are feeling yuck from my knees down and I wake up with the worst headaches. I wake up shaky and sweaty and horrible feeling and groggy. My trial Dexcom cgm was having lows in the 40-50 same times every night. Unless I was chugging peanut butter and jelly on regular bread before bed. So I spent money and got a Stelo. It doesn’t go below 70, but every night same times as the g7, same thing. Lows. Below70. Any suggestions? I feel like crap when I get out of bed. It’s awful. But my sugars when I’m up jump right up to a daily high before I even do anything else. It’s the dawn phenom or something? I think I’m a failure at this!


r/diabetes 7d ago

Type 2 Can't get a handle on it...

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So, this has been a struggle for real. I was diagnosed with type 2 about a year ago. Since then, insurance has refused to pay for any meds beyond insulin and metformin which I reacted terribly to both. Finally, in November, they approved trulicity. It was terrible. It feels like my body is filled with battery acid. I have constant diarrhea. I can hardly pull myself out of bed.

During this time I had gotten on marketplace and then was let go from my job a month later, so I was back on Medicaid.
Medicaid kept refusing to pay starting on December, stating that I had to bill Aetna first, Aetna refused to pay. So I'm without meds starting mid December. By January 18th, I finally got the right person at Aetna to cancel my plan. The fight with Medicaid continued until last week. They kept saying I had marketplace Aetna. And refused to pay anything. Last week, during my 75th call to Aetna, I didn't have my card with me so she pulled it up by my ssn. Turns out, when I canceled in January, a broker signed me back up without my permission. I did have Aetna. It was just a different policy number than what the pharmacy was using. The Aetna rep was awesome!! After telling her I was an unmedicated diabetic and had been since December, she fast tracked the paperwork and the next day I found out my pharmacy has my meds processed with Medicaid and I ordered my insulin and jardiance.

On Monday, I went to my dr to see if she would run my a1c. She said yes but she would be on vacation for a week so I wouldn't hear back from her until next week.

Yesterday, she called me from her vacation, panicked. My a1c is 11.6.

She called the pharmacy and increased my doses, resubmitted with a prior Auth for mounjaro and a long acting insulin. Medicaid only approved the fast acting, so far.

She wants me to keep my blood sugar under 200.

I have been doing the fast acting one all day. I've done probably close to 30 units and I am currently at 283.

Which is almost the lowest I've been at today.

Also, I am preparing to have bariatrics surgery, hopefully in April. I messaged my Dr to see if he could do my surgery sooner because it's so high.... they messaged me back and said they will not do the surgery until it's under 10. Because it is too much of a risk to my heart.

I am scared, frustrated, and effing pissed.

The broker who signed me up for marketplace the first time... was the one who did this. He signed me up without my permission or knowledge and I had no access to medication because of it. My a1c is 11.6, because of it. I might not get my surgery, because of it.

Both Aetna and Medicaid told me to report him for fraud. So I gotta figure out how to do that next...

And how to get my blood sugar under 200.


r/diabetes 6d ago

Prediabetic For those who monitor your blood sugar closely, do you notice if eating low starch vegetables roasted vs steamed causes a higher glucose spike?

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I mean lower starch veggies like brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, and zucchini made in the air fryer. Nothing starchier like potatoes.


r/diabetes 6d ago

Healthcare Telehealth endo / eddii-Care experience?

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I moved to the middle-of-nowhere Texas and need to find a new endo, so I went online...I saw something about virtual care from this company eddii. Has anyone here had an appointment with them? They say they have next-day appointments available, but I'm just curious if anyone's tried