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You can use this forum to discuss Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, pre-diabetes – prevention, diagnosis, specialists, self-care, diabetes-induced complications, nutrition, physical activity, medications and other forms of diabetes management.

What will happen if I stop taking insulin?

I am worried that insulin is actually doing my body more harm than good. What will happen if I decide to stop taking insulin? I think I should be able to control my blood sugar with diet and exercise. Has anyone ever tried this? Have you stopped taking insulin for good? I'm hoping for some positive...

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Metformin side effect tinitus

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Hi, about a month ago I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2 and my doctor put me on 500mg of Metformin twice a day. I now have roaring sounds in my ears. Sometimes a ringing sound and sometimes it sounds like a fog horn or something. My friends and family tell me I have tinitus. I know that a lot of...

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Changing From Novomix 30 To Toujeo/ NovoRapid - Type 2 and Pregnant

Hi, I have been Type 2 Diabetic since 2015. I am currently pregnant for the first time (1st trimester - 9 weeks). I have been on Novomix 30 twice daily with 14-0-14 units and increased to 16 units twice after the confirmation wherin I cut the Metformin tablets. This was the dosage suggested by my...

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Anyone have suggestions for diabetes type 1 and type 2 foot care?

That is the reason diabetes specialists suggest that everybody with type 1 or type 2 diabetes secure their feet with day by day foot checks, keen decisions in socks and shoes, and exhaustive foot tests by a medicinal services professional at any rate once per year. Individuals with diabetes ought to...

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I woke up with this lump feeling in my throat after I increased my metformin dosage for diabetes

Hi I'm a diabetic and on metformin I thought  to increase from 2 to 3 a day about 4 weeks ago and ever since then  I woke up with this lump feeling in my throat and food gets stuck in it but it's not sore at all and I can drink hot beverages just fine no pain just annoying doctors...

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Can the diabetes drug Trulicity cause weight loss?

My doctor suggested I use Trulicity. I heard that one of the main "side effects" is that it also causes weight loss, which I could do with. He explained it to me but I did not understand everything he said, and I thought I could just see on the internet later. I am curious if there are people...

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What is the possibility of having a baby if you have chronic diabetes?

hi, can I be pregnant if I have sugar diabetics

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Insulin not working to bring sugar levels down!?

I am so frustrated I could cry!!  I cannot bring my blood sugar down with insulin some days.  I want to know why the insulin is not working to bring my sugar levels down!?  It is so dang unfair.  I am sticking to my diet and I get up early to exercise in the morning,but it doesn't seem to help...

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Can the weight loss drug Trulicity aid weight loss in nondiabetics?

Hi everyone, I'm about to turn 40. I was as thin as a stick in younger years, and I remember thinking I'd always be the same size. I was obviously mistaken! I haven't weighed myself in a long while, but I know I'm overweight and I would like to start tackling the problem. A friend said I could...

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sexual side effects with lantus

has anyone had problems with sexual side effects with lantus?  it seems like since i started lantus, i don't have the desire for sex at all.  i am not responsive to my husband's advances and i don't really care to even get affectionate, which isn't like me at all.  if the lantus is responsible, i...

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