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I would recommend asking your diabetic nurse or gp to put you on their diabetic education programme. I did a programme called EXPERT which was two hours one evening a week for six weeks, I am type two diabetic and the course covered what diabetes is, medication, diet and complications hypos...

I have been type 2 for nearly three years and in that time I have noticed that I have some blemishes on my legs that are not going away, they are not ulcers. I have three marks on my legs that I believe that possiblly started off as insect bites, and whereas normally you get an angry area...

Hi I have only been on insulin for the last five weeks and was also concerned on how I was going to carry it around. I found a small pretty make up bag and put the insulin pen and also an empty blood glucose strip pot that is the ideal size to dispose of the needle in. When I get home I can...

Can anyone tell me why I am feeling so hungry after starting insulin. I seem to be permanently hungry even after eating a meal. I woke at 2am the other night, stomach rumbling and feeling ravenous. I had had a normal dinner and even a snack before bedtime. I knew my blod glucose levels...

Hi Hez. My level dropped from between 9 and 10 to 8s after one day on insulin. I am going back to the GP today to monitor how we are getting on. The only thing I noticed last night that I woke up at 2am starving hungry even though I had a normal dinner, and a small snack before bed. I have a...

glad u are getting on well Jim. my nurse is going go slowly with me. my morning levels are in the 8 range now which is where re nurse wanted to aim for first. back tomorrow for another follow up. fingers crossed for our continued success.

Thank you all for your replies. It is going to be a nuisance to have to inject myself every night, but I guess it is just something that you get used to. I did manage the bydureon injection myself but I still have a large lump where the injection was, even the nurse was surprised it was so...

After an unsuccessful trial with bydureon (caused severe sickness and nausea) the GP has decided that I will now have to start insulin as my HBAIc is too high at 8.4 and my morning glucose levels are in the 9 and 10s. I am on maximum tablets (metformin, januvia, glicizide) and as I have chronic...

I only had one injection and had severe side effects of being sick continually and bad nausea and upset stomach, so the doctor told me that the drug was not agreeing with me and that we were not going to continue with it. I was prescribed an anti sickness drug that I have just finished taking...

Thanks Doug and Mr M for your repies. The doctor said this drug is not for me so we are going to try small dose of insulin. she said the drug didnt agree with me. I also have ME and my body is very fatigued. I always have to build up my tolerance to drugs slowly over a long period of time, and...

I have spoken to My GP today and has told me to stop Bydureon as the side effects are affecting my health with sickness nausea and diarroeah. She is going to start me on low dose insulin when I recover from taking this drug. As I have ME (Chronic Fatigue Synddrome) my body is less able to...

I am type 2 diabetic and also have chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME) which is a fatigue illness. I take metformin and glicizide and last thursday I had my first Bydureon Injection. On Sat and Sun I felt queasy and on Sunday night I was violently sick five times. I was told by the GP and my...

Hi I have been type 2 for two years and have been given Metformin. I was originally prescribed the fast release metformin which gave me very bad stomach upsets. I was changed to slow release which I found better for me. I have personally found by trial and error that my maximum metformin...

Hi Roy. My husband is a keen gardener and we have a lovely garden with two ponds and a water feature! I can potter around the garden and sit in the garden when weather permits. I was bought a lovely cyclamen in a lovely purple colour at the weekend, and I am enjoying looking at this. I have a...

Hi Keith. I am T2 and am currently on tablet only medication. I am trying Bydureon in the New Year as my HBAIC is still a bit high. It was 9.3 but with increasing my tablets and reducing my carbs to 170g a day, it is down to 8.3. My morning readings are always between 7 - 10. They have...

thank you all very much for your advice and comments. It might be worth me trying cutting wheat out of my diet. A few years ago I told by my ME consultant to cut out all sugar, which I did for a few years. It didnt make any different to my energy levels - at this point I had unstable blood...

Thank you for your reply. My GP recently ran a full blood test and all the tests came back ok. She checked for anemia and tyhroid as well. I take supplements of magnesium, B Vits, Vit D and also Co enzyme Q 10. I try and sit in the garden and get fresh air and sunlight when I can. My bad...

Hello Jenny. I also have CFS/ME and type two diabetes. I totally understand about not being able to control the diabetes very well when your body is so fatigued and also you cannot do the exercise that is recommended. My GP told me recently that there is nothing she can give me for the ME but...

Does anyone else have type 2 diabetes and also Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME. My ME consultant said many years ago that I was at risk of getting diabetes due to my unstable blood glucose and also the weight gain which arose as I went from being active to being housebound. I have had CFS for 15...

Thanks Denise for your reply. I have had ME for the last 15 years and have been diagnosed by two hospitals. My own GP has ust run a full blood test for anaemia and thyroid etc and all the test results came back ok. I take Vit D in the winter, Magnesium and B vits and also Q Enzyme Q10 and...