Type 2 diabetes - Ronny Allan - Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer

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Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition where the insulin your pancreas makes can’t work properly, or your pancreas can’t make enough insulin. This means your blood glucose (sugar) levels keep rising.

When you have type 2 diabetes, your body still breaks down carbohydrate from your food and drink and turns it into glucose. The pancreas then responds to this by releasing insulin. But because this insulin can’t work properly, your blood sugar levels keep rising. This means more insulin is released.

For some people with type 2 diabetes this can eventually tire the pancreas out, meaning their body makes less and less insulin. This can lead to even higher blood sugar levels and mean you are at risk of hyperglycaemia.

10Apr 2023 by Ronny Allan No Comments

Semaglutide (e.g. Ozempic) For adults with type 2 diabetes – The NET Effect

Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, The NET Effect Series

BackgroundThis subject of semaglutide (e.g. Ozempic) is appearing regularly in my private Facebook group, and I can see there might be some confusion out there. But first, I wanted to state that this post is not about me saying semaglutide (or whatever brand names are included in this post) is something you should be taking or not. That is the responsibility of your doctors in conjunction with you the patient. Nor is this post to be considered in any way a promotion for the drug or the manufacturer, I have no relationship or communications with the manufacturer, nor am I taking this drug. I merely wanted to point out some facts about this drug, mainly from the manufacturer's website and hopefully provide some context for those who may be confused. That said, clearly…

16Sep 2018 by Ronny Allan 3 Comments

Diabetes – The NET Effect

Diet and Nutrition, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Survivorship, The NET Effect Series

My chest infection is now settled, as too is the excitement and apprehension behind my first ever Ga68 PET - the outcome of that is still a work in progress. Earlier this year, my thyroid 'lesion' on watch and wait was given a 'damping down' with the prescription of a thyroid hormone supplement but I await a re-ignition of that small bush fire downstream. Bubbling behind the scenes and clamoring for attention is the spiking of my blood glucose test results and I was very recently declared 'at risk' for diabetes One of my followers entitled a post in my group with "The hits keep coming" in reference to encountering yet another problem in the journey with Neuroendocrine Cancer. I now know how she feels, this issue is a bit…

12Dec 2014 by Ronny Allan 9 Comments

Chocolate – the NET effect

Diet and Nutrition, Humour, The NET Effect Series

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on email Email I've always had a 'sweet tooth' and the softer the sweet the better - toffee, marshmallows, chocolate, jelly babies, jelly beans, fruit pastilles, fudge, liquorice allsorts, 'tablet' and macaroon bars (both from Scotland), are all on my list of favourites. In terms of desserts, I love those too - ice cream, cheese cake, meringue, cake, sponge with custard, the list is endless. And of course a hot drink isn't complete without a biscuit (or three....). Don't get me wrong, I'm not stuffing my face with sweet stuff 24/7, however I do need my sugar 'fix' now and then. I'm not a large person, I'm small 'framed' and although I was starting…