r/diabetes_t2

On a whim one day, my stepdad checked my blood sugar (I had half a full sugar Dr Pepper and a whole box of sno caps) and my blood sugar was 425. I am 19, I hear it’s not uncommon to be diagnosed around 19-20’s. Went to the hospital and had bloodwork, my A1C was pretty high, now I have to get on mounjaro. This has been incredibly emotionally exhausting and stressful. I used to live on fried foods that were pretty carb heavy, chicken nuggets and fries, and ramen. Everything about my previous life is changing so quickly. How can I keep somewhat eating like normal (for now) so it doesn’t get too depressing? I have a history of mental health issues and this is only adding on. I mainly crave fries and cheeseburgers. Pls help, idk where else to turn :,)

I had posted here a few days ago after getting diagnosed with type 2 — my doctor and I discussed different medication options in a follow-up appointment & settled on Metformin!

I started it today & followed my doctor’s advice to take it with a meal (I went with breakfast) and where I have quick access to a bathroom just in case. I’m on the extended release so he also told me that I might not experience any side effects, and I mostly didn’t. I had some stomach gurgles and I’ve felt a little nauseous / had an upset stomach all day but to be honest, I always feel a little sick after eating (now we know why!) so that‘s pretty par for the course.

My question is, should I expect this to be the harshest side effects that I experience? Or have people felt mostly okay (or at least confident in leaving the house…) only to get hit with really bad side effects a few days later? Just don’t want to decide that I’m fine, go out to run errands or go to the movies (my AMC A List status requires maintenance!) and then experience some awful side effects and a lot of regret.

Hey everyone, hoping someone's been through something like this.

For a few months now I've had this burning, tingling feeling in my right thigh that wraps around into my buttock. It feels like sandpaper or tiny bits of glass under the skin, and even my clothes rubbing against it sets it off. It's driving me nuts. I've seen a neurologist and had an EMG/NCV, an MRI of my brain and spine, and all of it came back normal. Nothing found. I'm on gabapentin and nortriptyline right now and neither has done much so far.

Has anyone dealt with this? What kind of doctor did you end up seeing to get actual relief, and what finally helped?

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks!

I use a finger stick to test my blood sugar twice a day (fasting and just before bed). My meter tends to run rather low, from what I've experienced - my results from the days where I have done lab work tend to be about 15-20 points below the lab results.

Normally, my blood sugar is in a good range and I don't worry overly much about it running low. But there have been a few days in the past couple of weeks where I test at night and my blood sugar has been in the mid-60s. I've treated that like a low and ate something with sugar, retested, had something with protein, fiber, fat, and low GI carbs, etc.

But if I know my meter tends to run low, and I feel okay, is better to ignore those lows or should I treat them regardless of how I feel?

(I don't take insulin, just on Mounjaro and metformin. The lows happened on days when I was highly active and didn't refuel properly after the activities.)

Hi everyone!

I have been recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes on Friday, and was prescribed Metformin 1000mg XR taken twice a day (so 2000mg total) and the side effects of the Metformin have been horrendous to deal with so far. It was also discussed with my doctor that I will be also taking Ozempic in addition to Metformin starting next week at my next appointment.

I have been taking the Metformin during meals and have been trying to keep my meals healthy and less likely to irritate my gut and the symptoms, but I am very new to this and have a lot of changes I need to make regarding my diet which I am working towards.

I also have PCOS/PMOS that has been unmanaged up until now so it will also help for this, I also have AuDHD so maintaining a healthy food relationship/regular food schedule has presented a challenge for me my whole life, so I recognise this is going to be a huge lifestyle change.

I am hoping you could share some insight on what foods helped you get through/minimise your side effects and just some general information on what foods/eating regimes helped make changing your whole perception on eating easier.

Thank you!

Just curious about how they figure that out.

My injections are starting to wear off and that means another round. I hear some bad things about elevated blood sugar as a result. I’m gonna ask for the burn treatment instead which I believe is more expensive. Just wondering if it’s a slight elevation for a limited time or if it’s for a long time?

So I never got better and my body never adjusted to the mounjaro. In fact, last Wednesday, I developed excruciating upper abdominal pain.

For some perspective, I had my appendix removed in 2018 and it was no where near the pain level I was in last Wednesday.

I barely got out the words “call 911” to my husband.

Long story short, I have gallstones.

And because the metformin and mounjaro work on the liver and intestinal tract, my gallbladder is a ticking time bomb. My Endo was worried about even having me continue the mounjaro.

But we are because my BG is fantastic… but I’m meeting with a surgeon to schedule a cholecystectomy…

I just needed to post this because my original post was met with some of the same nonchalance that I was receiving from my PCP.

I knew something was wrong. I knew this all couldn’t be normal. But my PCP just chalked it up to GI side effects of a glp-1.

Moral of the story? Don’t settle on the obvious and common causes. Listen to your patients.

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk

Sincerely,
A very frustrated veterinary nurse who was invalidated and ignored by her human doctor.

I’ve been on mounjaro for awhile now. Despite not having bad side effects, whenever I’m 24 hours from my shot, I start to feel a little nauseous. It’s annoying and honestly the worst part about the shot.

Anyone have any tips or advice?

Hey all! I feel like my blood sugar has been high the last few days and I don’t really understand. I have the dawn phenomenon issue, so when I wake up I’m usually between 140-160, but then as the morning progresses I typically stay around 100-130. I had my A1C done a couple of weeks ago, it was 6.6. The previous time I had it done it was 6.8 so I was feeling encouraged that I was making progress.
My typical work day routine is that I eat breakfast, drive the hour to work (ugh), use my walking pad at 3.0-3.2 for about 20 minutes. Then I eat lunch, do another 20 minutes, and then in the afternoon I get another walk in, aiming for 10k steps. For the last few days it seems like every time I test my sugar it’s really high. Yesterday I ate lunch (homemade chicken and wild rice/farrow soup (I put about 1.5 cups for the whole batch so there wasn’t a ton of rice and farrow)) and even after walking my blood sugar was 200. I thought maybe my strips were bad so I bought some more yesterday and tested this morning. I did 4 strips, they ranged from 160-200. Two things I’m wondering

1. It was my 40th birthday this past weekend, so I didn’t really pay much attention to what I was eating. Friday I had a bagel and Indian food (though I only used about 1/2 cup of the rice). I had pizza and cake for lunch and a haddock sandwich and fries for dinner on Saturday. Then Sunday I had more cake. I’m wondering if it’s taking my body a minute to bounce back from the carb marathon?
2. I’ve had an ear infection since Monday. I know that when you’re sick sometimes your blood sugar can increase but I feel better today and it’s still high.

Anyone have any ideas of what is happening? Should I be concerned?

I have a relative who wants to be vegetarian but says it is hard for him as he cannot eat many carbs (which is true) & this is hard outside of the house. He also says he must rely on meat to get his protein and other vegetarian protein foods like soy etc are processed.

Any advice?

So I was diagnosed with t2 diabetes 1 5 years ago. I was on mounjaro, lost a bit of weight maybe 25lbs. got into normal glucose ranges. but then I had a bout with depression went off all my meds and honestly ate like sh!t. for the past several months I've been eating like I am not diabetic. I'm talking ice cream, chips, a pack of cookies in a sitting. I am ashamed yes. I gained about 10lbs. I must've been doing this for about 4 months now. I was so scared to go back for bloodwork but I realized I really need to feel myself back in so I Started seeing a therapist, a psychiatrist, and went to the doctor admitted I went off my meds a long time ago now and got my blood work done.

But here's the crazy part: my A1C was 5.9. I'm so confused. How could my A1C be so good for how bad Ive been. on the past 2 months I don't think there's been a single day when I ate the way I was supposed to. Any insight??

I realize that A1C is a measure of average blood glucose over the past 2-3 months, but I was wondering if it’s possible for being sick for two + weeks before a blood draw (still recovering from cough at time of blood draw) could cause A1C to go up 0.1, say from 6.3 to 6.4?

I have read that illness can cause blood sugar to spike and remain elevated due to fighting off infection, so to my thinking, that increase in blood glucose could translate into a slight (0.1) elevation in A1C.

I realize that 6.3 is still high and I need to make some major changes.

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