I got diagnosed in early July with Type 2 by my GP. I was put on normal Metformin 500mg once a day (told to increase to twice a day if I had no problems). Within a few days, I got problems - every side listed on the information leaflet - especially abdominal pains, feeling really tired, constipated, muscle pain. Tried to contact my GP again - she only seems to work one day a week, so dropped a note into the practice for either her or the Duty Doctor. It seems Duty Doctor (and others) didn't want to get involved, so eventually my GP contacted me and switched me to Metformin SR - 500mg once a day.
I was fine on this for two weeks but then side effects started - muscle and joint pain, cramps in leg and ankles, major sweating, abdominal discomfort, constipation, migraine, pain behind the ribcage when swallowing liquids - and putting weight on despite eating less and ore healthily and doing more exercise. . I was about to go on holiday and again couldn't get hold of my GP, so decided to come off the tablets whilst away. Within 48 hours, I felt so better and the gentle steady weight loss was back. Came back from holiday, tried tablets again (and still can't get hold of GP as she's now on holiday for 2 weeks) and all the symptoms started again straight away, so stopped it all until I CAN see my GP - whenever that might be.
Now the only thing things have happened since the diagnosis (which was after the initial fasting blood test and urine test and then another blood test which was also fasting but required me to drink some sweet drink and be re-tested after 2 hours) was to be told I had diabetes Type 2, put on the medications and given a leaflet to try and get on an X-PERT course - and go back for another blood test in 6 weeks (which is slightly overdue but will go the hospital next week to get done. All local X-PERT courses are full - earliest date available at present is January 2016. I have not been offered anything else - what comes next?
I was fine on this for two weeks but then side effects started - muscle and joint pain, cramps in leg and ankles, major sweating, abdominal discomfort, constipation, migraine, pain behind the ribcage when swallowing liquids - and putting weight on despite eating less and ore healthily and doing more exercise. . I was about to go on holiday and again couldn't get hold of my GP, so decided to come off the tablets whilst away. Within 48 hours, I felt so better and the gentle steady weight loss was back. Came back from holiday, tried tablets again (and still can't get hold of GP as she's now on holiday for 2 weeks) and all the symptoms started again straight away, so stopped it all until I CAN see my GP - whenever that might be.
Now the only thing things have happened since the diagnosis (which was after the initial fasting blood test and urine test and then another blood test which was also fasting but required me to drink some sweet drink and be re-tested after 2 hours) was to be told I had diabetes Type 2, put on the medications and given a leaflet to try and get on an X-PERT course - and go back for another blood test in 6 weeks (which is slightly overdue but will go the hospital next week to get done. All local X-PERT courses are full - earliest date available at present is January 2016. I have not been offered anything else - what comes next?