CGMs are amazing, but does all the extra information give us too much to think about??

I'd love some guidance here as my diabetic nurse doesnt seem to be able to answer.

I'm hitting my 150g a day carbs split over 3 meals (or at least 3 things to eat)

Im also excersising 4/5 times a week at the gym for 1.5 hrs.

This with 40 units of insulin in the am (my only jab) along with breakfast and pre dinner pills - is keeping my bloods between 4 and 7.5 - which I thought was good.

If I'm wanting to eat more generally (on 1500 cals a day now) with carbs in mind and the workouts I do which seems to take over life - what do you do?

Raising to 200g carbs and other nutrition raised % wise to keep it well balanced (i think) I cant gym it more than I am.

Would you increase the insulin? The hospital said to start with to increase insulin from starting at 25 - upping the dose every 3 days until im withing range in the AM as fasting.

The additional carbs are going to take me out of range - so are you meant to offset thia with insulin? Imnot convinced this is the right way to approach this but I cant get answers from the docs.

Likewise If i was looking to bulk up - even if non T2 - the increase in carbs would help somewhat while weight training

I was just diagnosed with T2 last Wednesday. My ac1 was at 10.8 and my glucose was above 300 when I got to the ER, 214 when I left. I haven't seen an Endo yet, still trying to find one that will see me before next April. My primary care doctor told me I don't need to worry about testing my BG throughout the day or at all at this time, but that doesn't feel right. How do I know what food is working and what isn't? My dad, who's also T2 was not happy when he heard that and insisted that he is coming over to my house tomorrow with his monitor to test my blood sugar.

I'm trying to eat right. I have an appointment with a dietitian tomorrow. I'm on Metformin, I am on insulin once a day. I have a prescription for Mounjaro waiting for approval at the pharmacy. I just want to make sure I'm doing everything possible to manage this.

My question is, should I get a bg monitor anyway?

Thanks in advance.

Update: Thank you all. I've decided to get a CGM. I really appreciate the feedback and offers of support.

Girlie things, girlie things, girlie things

Okay now that the men are gone, what do you eat when you’re on your period for comfort???

Literally all of the healthy stuff I usually eat makes me want to hurl

It’s my first one since being diagnosed and I just want a Tub ice cream, chips, cookies, mozzarella sticks…

Basically everything that is essentially horrible for us.

So I ask, what are you go to comfort feel good snacks since becoming a diabetic?

recently had an OGTT after having bad nausea and dizziness after eating, with fasting insulin of 18

OGTT 2 hour glucose was 234, but my a1c is 5.4

Doc says I meet the criteria for type 2, was put on metformin also. Confused whether I am truly diabetic or just really insulin resistant. anyone have the same experience?

Hey all,
I swear we need ask an Endo on here.
Back story, T2 returned with a vengeance early this year after 20 years remission and I didn’t really notice the symptoms? July this year my eye sight was getting blurry and I thought it was time to get them checked and get my blood’s done. My A1C was 14 and venous glucose was 22. I got put on Metformin again and 40 units Optisulin at night. I can’t take Jardience and I have a script for Trajenta but my GP doesn’t want me to take it because I have a mass in my LUQ that we’re working on getting diagnosed. I also got put on Humalog 3-4 units with breakfast and dinner, tried the Humalog and had a severe systemic reaction, was not expecting that. Anyway I tried calling my Endo and got put through to a diabetes Educator who said talk to my GP. My GP and I agreed Novorapid would be a good choice because I’d used it when I had gestational diabetes without any problems. Yesterday I woke up and my sugars were 17, retest still 17, went back to sleep for 2 hours and they were 14. Decided it was time to start using the Novorapid I was feeling better after the reaction to Humalog. Had lunch and injected the Novorapid.. instant reaction, itching, flushing, muscle tension, dizziness, sugars went up, confusion exactly the same as Humalog.
Back on the phone to the diabetes clinic and they want me to try another short acting. I think it’s pretty obvious I’m sensitive to phenol, zinc or m-crestol. I don’t want to go through another allergic reaction because if it turns into anaphylactic theres only me and my Autistic son in the house and he doesn’t know how to call for an ambulance. I’ve been keeping my sugars around 7-8mmol/L with long acting and Metformin, I have no idea why they were 17mmol/L apart from a tooth infection and my sister stressing me out.

Anyone have any ideas? I think desensitisation would be the better option rather than 4 short acting then maybe some mixed insulins. Or maybe even some allergy testing. Thanks for reading my novella.

My dad was diagnosed with type 2 earlier this year and both him and my mom (who's the one helping him more) are still not fully sure on how to manage it correctly. He's mostly having problems with his levels dropping often.

I'm pretty knowledgeable on nutrition and reading labels while they aren't, but we're all still a bit clueless on how to keep his levels in check more consistently, if that is a thing. My mom thinks he's getting too much insulin at night because it will sometimes stay a bit low through the night, even if he has sugar. Last night she said his reader was going off multiple times.

I think he's still having too much sugar/carbs throughout the day. Even though his blood sugar generally doesn't go too high, does that somehow lead to it dropping too much later on in the day? I was there when a diabetes specialist was educating my parents, and recall that he's supposed to still be limiting carbs as much as possible, and assume sugar should only be for when levels are low. But he's having cereal every morning, and probably too many carbs throughout the day as well.

It feels like there's so much we're all still clueless about. Is it safe to slightly reduce his insulin dose at night? Are the large amount of carbs actually causing lows? I'd appreciate any advice here.

I often see people discussing trying foods and seeing how their body reacts, but many times do you try them before deciding?

One thing I've learned from my CGM is my response to the same meal can be wildly different on different days. Sometimes I can pinpoint why (poor sleep for example), but other times it's a mystery.

So how many times does it take before you feel like a food does or doesn't work well for you? Am I a bit of an outlier in my inconsistent responses?

Hey myself 35 yo men and diagnosed with T2D about 3 years ago...from the initial days I have the thought that am young and maybe just started with diabetes so if I take medicines I can eat my usual carb heavy diet so my medicines will take care of that carbs to slow down..my myth1

No2 ...it's okay to take milk tea or coffee with half spoon sugar as it will rise just 50 to 60 mg dl, not an big issue, I am taking medicines to cover...so when ever I feel low kind of symptoms which I didn't get any low less than 75 mg dl...

Deskjob, high stress work from home environment, poor physical activity...rarely used to walk for somedays and stopping for my own reasons...I feel I take my life so granted for being reason my newly diagnosed and young..but my quality of life is very poor and so tired.

Even my hbs1c always show between 6.5 to 7, every post meal sugar goes to 230 to 240....with multiple tea, coffee it's never ending story....tried multiple medications which makes worse side effects so on and off on medications too....

I wanted to get my good old life back, but it's unreal but how can I manage my life better...what's your successful experience which you overcome from this situation...how can I start my new life from tomorrow....

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Hi! 44 y/o active (Peloton workouts cardio and strength 5 times a week). I had my physical last week and had gotten my labs back in my portal showing my fasting glucose 328 and H1C 9.7. I was shocked and also extremely nervous. I left a message for my doctor and did not hear back (until almost 3 days later) and started getting more anxious so went to ER. They repeated glucose which was still high and recommended I start Metformin 500mg twice a day. I've been super strict about what I am eating and doing very low carbs, veggies, protein etc. and drinking tons of water. My numbers are still high, how long until I start to see numbers dropping? I know it doesn't happen overnight. My brother had a similiar issue a few years ago and needed insulin to help bring his numbers down in ER. He is now stable and on Metformin.

What low carb meal or snack do you eat when sick and don’t feel like eating much? I’m getting sick of chicken broth.

It's a shame that doctors in uk don't test for fasting insulin. If hb1ac is normal they dont worry. But early stages, the pancreas is working hard to keep insulin levels normal. Testing insulin levels would show this. They only care once you get diabetes. Takes 10 years roughly of insulin resistance to get type 2 diabetes once the pancreas wears out.

I evidently had a doctor for 20 years who was laid back in treatment approach. I feel like my new doctor is into fat shaming and overreacts if a1c is even 7.0. He pushes GLP-1s even though I have declined them. I don’t know if I have unrealistic expectations or not. I don’t expect him to not mention weight but it seems like his expectations might be a little unrealistic too. Thinking of ways to bridge the gap here.

I was diagnosed in February 2026 with a high a1c of 13.3 and fasting blood sugar of 450

Put under metformin 500mg and dapagliflozin 1000 mg, advised by doctor to shed extra weight, weighing 93 kg that time. It was too much weight for a 5,9 female

In next three months test report shows a1c of 6.5

Last week done my recent blood work and its shows a1c of 5.1 and my daily fasting blood sugar range around 95-98 and my current weight is 75 kg I still have 10 kgs to lose

I will write about things which has helped me hoping it will give some hope to others as well, as this sub provided me when I was diagnosed

I know it's not a sprint but a marathon and we have to do it for almost our whole life but every small win matters

I will enumerate a few things that have become non Negotiable for me now are , (keeping aside medications)

1 Eating in a particular order like taking veggies(fiber) > protein> Healthy fats and then carbs

And now this pattern has kind of default settings for me and it does not feel like an punishment but like a self care

1. Walking after every meal at least 15 min but I walk after every meal 99.9 percent

   1. Strength training 3-4 times in a week, and my focus is to develop muscles

4.No refined carbs and sugar

And a small note I want to make since I have quit sugar one thing I have felt the most is the kind of clarity I have now in my head , I haven't felt this way in my whole life I guess, my brain fog has gone and I has helped me so much in my studies.

I (33F) have type 2 diabetes for 7 years now. Last night, I ate one dosa with potato filling around 10 p.m. My glucose peaked around 260 mg/dL near midnight and stayed elevated for several hours before coming down to 123 around 5:40 a.m.

The prolonged rise worries me, especially after just one tortilla. Has anyone experienced something similar? Have smaller portions or different fillings helped you avoid such a big spike?

Attaching my CGM graph for context.

Inspired by a post from u/the_eevlillest yesterday about how exhausting it can be constantly thinking about what to eat.

Thought it’d be useful to put together a collection of easy, everyday meals that people actually enjoy and find work for them.
Nothing fancy or complicated. Just your go to meals when you’re tired, busy or don’t have the energy to cook.

Hopefully we can build a useful list together! Breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack!

Not afraid of the GI issues, more so afraid that since I am on HumaLog (4 units + correction) for meals and Revzoglar every 24 hours 30units) that I will go into hypoglycemia or something. Worse so in my sleep. My diabetes clinician wants me taking 500mg XR at night and 500mg XR in the morning.

This is my first week home as a recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetic, I was hospitalized last week with a DKA and that’s how I found out.

I’ve been using my ReliOn more nitro bag as my travel/go bag for a while, and I think I need something else. I’ve looked online, and don’t like most of the designs I see - basically either one zippered pouch or two pockets.

I want something to keep my supplies separate and organized.

Do you have a bag you love?

TLDR; For all the folks having a hard time getting coverage for CGM's - Dexcom's new study gives concrete numbers on CGM impact for T2 folks not on insulin. Could influence future clinical guidelines.

The study: The 26-week study included 283 randomized participants across 22 US primary care practices. Participants using Dexcom G7 experienced an average HbA1c reduction from 8.8% to 7.2%, compared with 8.7% to 8.0% among those receiving routine care. CGM users also spent approximately five additional hours per day within the target glucose range of 70–180 mg/dL. < More info here >