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Yes I was *very* confused about the PCOS thing… I had a scan when I was about 20 which apparently showed I had it. Then I had another scan this year which showed no PCOS so I have absolutely no idea what happened there. As far as other meds go I’m not on any steroids or anything else for...

That’s really interesting! (Yes I’m glad he’s retired too!) You’d hope going to an endocrinologist might mean they’d be more understanding but I guess it depends on lots of other things. My uncle is actually a consultant endocrinologist but he’s in paediatrics so he deals a lot more with growth...

Wow thank you so much for this answer! Adhd makes everything a bit harder, especially because other people think you’re just lazy and have control over your behaviour! When I was in ICU in January they did mention doing other tests but they were take blood constantly every hour anyway so I’m not...

Thank you so much- this forum is a godsend!! Xx

On semaglutide i actually threw up all over myself whilst driving! It’s quite sudden! So that was the trigger for me to never take it ever again!

Hello I’m Holly! I am a confusing 37 year old ?type 2? diabetic who has been on insulin since Jan 2023 following an admission to ICU with Euglycaemic DKA (caused by the SGLT2 drug dapagliflozin). I’m currently under the care of a hospital diabetes team because I’m a bit of a weird case. I...

I had this problem with semaglutide (can’t remember the other name). Besides not being able to keep food or liquid down, I couldn’t keep my medications down either and ended up with horrendous panic attacks. I’m slightly more susceptible to gastroparesis due to having Ehlers-danlos syndrome… my...

Hello all! This is my first post and really I’m just wanting to share my story, see if there is anyone on here who has a similar story to mine or has any ideas which might help. It’s a bit of a story but I’ll try and keep it shortish! I’m 37 now but was 32 when I moved across the country and...