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I wanted to eat something extra at lunchtime and I found that I really liked them plus the nurse said it was ok to eat them. I am going to carry on doing what I am doing as it is working for me. Also some of you may think you are being helpful with your unpleasant remarks but that is actually...

Of course I don't want that to happen lol. I have been told that it is inevitable. I suppose that is partly why I am pleased that I seem to be reversing the decline. At every other test previously I was either the same or worse. T2 runs in my Dad's side of the family. I wish I had known about...

That's good. I hope it improves things for you, having a poorly tum can be somewhat inconvenient!

Sorry about the delay in replying, I am only on the computer for an hour a day! I don't test my blood sugar (I don't like doing it. Sorry, just being honest). I am happy to go by the test at the doctor's and I am pleased it has come down. I would inevitably have highs and lows, for example when...

Hi, I have had T2 for 10 1/2 years and am on Metformin, Pioglitazone, and Glibenclamide plus a Statin and an aspirin. I posted a few months ago that my blood sugar has come down a fair amount according to the test which they do at the doctors. First of all it came down by .7 (from 7.5) and at...

Hi, I also have a problem with Metformin. When I was taking the ordinary sort I managed by taking Immodium about twice a week (not sure if that is a good idea or not, it's just what I did). I did adjust a bit better after a while and took it for about 9 years. About a year ago I asked to be...

Hi, I am on the highest dose of SR Metformin so I probably shouldn't take SJW in that case. Thank you all for the replies. I shall have to research and see what else I can find.

Hi, thank you for the replies. I have read the links and I think I will have to ask my GP. I would normally buy herbal remedies from a health food shop as I am not sure if a chemist would sell it? If I could buy it from a chemist I could ask the pharmacist. According to the links it can actually...

Hi, I haven't had a very good start to the New Year. I had been feeling anxious for about a week and this ended up in a sort of breakdown. I have seen the doctor and am on an anti-depressant (for anxiety). I am feeling better already but when I have finished the meds (I have enough for a month...

Hi, I had Swine Flu very recently. I was off work for 7 days in total (I first fell ill on a Wednesday afternoon so I had Thursday and Friday and the whole of the next week off but it was 11 days in total because of the two weekends). I felt a bit tired when I first returned to work (part time)...

Well done you! I hate it when people say "Should you be eating that?" I am 56, I think I am old enough to decide all by myself! (I have been T2 for 10 years) :)

Hi, I recently changed to SR Metformin because of the same problem. I have also started drinking Actimel as it is supposed to help increase the healthy bacteria in the gut. I have had a slight improvement but I still make sure I have Immodium handy at all times! I should have shares in the...

Hi, I have always been told at the doctors that it is a progressive disease and that all type 2's end up on insulin. Cheerful isn't it? I was getting progressively worse until I started eating red grapes every lunchtime. I ate them because I just like them but at my next test my blood sugar was...

Hi, just to say that I had this problem recently due to the heat (at the beginning of summer). I found it difficult to get to a chemist as I was looking after someone who was ill and we live a long way from any town. I ordered products direct from the website of the people who make Canestan. The...

Hi, I didn't know Metformin protects from some cancers. That's a bonus. Which ones does it protect you from? I have just changed to SR Metformin as the ordinary one upsets my stomach. I had put up with it for 9 years! I haven't noticed a great improvement to be honest but it is better only...

Hi, my husband owns a business and he told me that you are entitled to time off for medical appointments but the firm is not obliged to pay you. I make all my appointments in the afternoon where possible but blood tests are always done a.m. and the diabetic photography is always done late a.m...

If GP's comply with all the treatments and tests a diabetic needs they get several thousand pounds per doctor given to the practice by the government. My husband heard this on Five Live some time ago. He told me this after I told him how impressed I was by the standard of care diabetics get at...

Hi, before I had T2 I used to ignore insect bites but now I put something on them because once I didn't and it nearly turned into cellulitis. Just from a stupid bite! I usually use antihistamine cream (I know you can't use that at the moment). I had a bite this week which I put the cream on...

Hi, hypos aren't anything to worry about as long as you always have something with you to make it go away. I always carry a tube of chewy sweets (for some reason I find them faster acting than glucose tablets). I also carry a tube of Gluco Gel in my bag and always have one on my bedside table (I...

Hi, I could eat a bit more fat I would think. My cholesterol is 2.6 (4.7 before the Statin). I do like cheese. Years ago we used to fry everything in lard and it was lovely! I didn't feel so hungry then. We gave up lard a long time ago due to all the health warnings. Strangely I wasn't...