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For a few months now I've been experiencing tingling/pulsating sensations in my feet and lower legs. Originally I thought it was a symptom of neuropathy but my GP ruled that out as my BG levels have always been under good control. I stopped taking one of my blood pressure tablets, Almodopine, as...

I've been on Amlodipine Tablets for about 18 months now to help control my blood pressure. I started off on 5mg a day and about 2 months later it was increased to 10 mg. At the time I had plenty of 5mg tablets left, so was taking 2 a day. Accidentally, when my 5mg tablets ran out I continued...

I stopped taking the Omeprazole because it was messing with my stomach quite badly, it was causing painful cramps, bloating, diarrhoea. When I stopped taking it the symptoms settled down. Unfortunately that meant the gastritis would flare up again. I had ECGs, blood tests etc a couple of days...

Thanks for your replies guys.... I've been on 40mg Omeprazole for several years now and up until earlier this year the gastritis was well controlled. Now because of all the stomach problems, I'll only take one 20mg tablet every 2 to 3 days and I won't usually eat anything after 6pm. I did...

Hi everyone. I've been a Type2 diabetic for about 6 years now, controlled by 3 Metformin's a day. Overall control is good. About the same length of time I've been taking Omeprazole for acid reflux / gastritis. All seemed to be going well until a few months ago when I started getting really bad...

I agree with Yorksman about the effect of white bread. I'd also say that many people find porridge can cause blood sugars to shoot up, that's certainly the case for me. Overall I'd say you're doing pretty good, keep at it!

Hi Guys A week ago I started experiencing pins and needles in my fingers on both hands, intermittent at first and then more constant. By the third day I went to see my GP who said it was a sign of Neuropathy. She explained it's usually caused as a result of poor diabetes control. Then she...

I thought that Viagra LOWERED blood pressure rather than raising it? Have I got it wrong? Is anyone who's been prescribed Viagra also on blood pressure tablets, for example Losartan Potassium? ......Basically what I'm trying to find out is... if you're taking.. ooooh lets say about 100mg of...

Hi Everyone I was diagnosed with T2 on 9 Feb this year. From that moment onwards I completely cut out all obvious sugary foods such as biscuits, cakes, chocolate, desserts etc. I also actually found it surprisingly easy to cut them out, although I think the shock of finding out I was diabetic...

Hi Bikerbaby I can relate to what you're going through. I've been on metformin since Feb and it took me a while to get used to it. Like you say, just doing normal every day things like going shopping became an ordeal and I often felt dizzy or like I was going to faint. I had zero energy, just...

Well I had the Endoscopy last Wednesday, was meant to get the results on Friday but the GP didn't actually get them until yesterday, so that gave me a few more days to stress about it :( Anyway, it turns out I was worrying about nothing, I don't have cancer. There is a problem with my...

Thanks Ken and Nigel. I know you're right and I keep telling myself the same thing, I have to know for definite before worrying about it but I have these moments where I allow myself to dwell on it and get myself all worked up. The appointment came through this morning for next Wednesday, so I...

Since being diagnosed with T2 back in Feb, I've lost a stone and a half in weight and 3 inches of my waist. I'm guessing this is through a combination of improving my diet, some exercise and the metformin (I've read on here somewhere that metformin seems to promote weight loss). That's the good...

Hi MarkD, Congratulations on achieving your current BG levels :) that's very impressive. Could you translate those Body Mass Index figures for me, just so that I can get a better understanding of them? What I mean is, you say you started off with a BMI of 38, what weight were you at that...

Re: Metformin will I feel better I started on Metformin back in February. The GP accidentally started me off on 3 tablets a day which resulted in practically every side effect going, I thought I was going to die! Eventually they realised their error, I was meant to start off on 1 tablet a day...

Hi Ardberg Well done on your recent test results :D I was diagnosed with T2 in Feb and put on Simvastatin straight away without any discussion. Within a month my cholesterol came down from 5.6 to 2.1 which seemed excessively low to me. I think around 4 is regarded as normal for most people...

I am FUMING!! .....before I had diabetes, I rarely visited the doctors. In the last couple of months since "joining the club", I've had several appointments, at the same surgery but not always with the same doctor. It has been a real eye-opener. As some of you may already know, I've been...

Thanks for the tips guys. I have to say, Catherine and Carty, your suggestions about cream, yoghurt and fruits sound delicious. I'm going to try both of those recipes. So cream's ok to have? I've always associated cream with cakes and desserts ....and trifle.....Mmmmmm trifle....er...yeah...

Diabetic Ice-Cream?? Gosh, I wish I'd read this post before I had my rant on the Soapbox the other day, lol. Foxglove and Janieb, please tell me: What does it taste like? How does it affect your BG levels? What's it called? I'll have to look out for it in Tesco's. These days I just go and...

Can I just begin by saying, I love this site!! I've lost count of the number of times I've had a query about being diabetic and found the answer (or answers, even) on here. It's reassuring to know there are others out there who have the same queries, doubts, uncertainties and struggles with...