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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hello again folks As some of you already know, I've a relative newbie (T2 diagnosed Feb 2010) and I'm still trying to get my head around this whole diabetes thing. The good news is I'm feeling better since I last posted and I believe that's down to following a low carb diet as advised by the...

Hi, my name's Josh and I'm a diabetic, a type 2 insulin resistant kind of diabetic. I was diagnosed with diabetes on 9 February 2010. I'm usually not very good with dates, but that particular date, I don't think I'll ever forget. Heart disease runs in the family so for years now I've always...