Recent Content by Alfie44

For years ive been paying yearly for my prescriptions for my heart condition tablets and now ive been diagnosed as type 2 the metformin has been added to the prescription. Today ive heard from another type 2 that they don't pay for prescriptions due to being diabetic but they only get metformin...

The reduction in my Hba1c score I assume was down to metformin and cutting out the amount of bread, pastry and potato I ate. I would pretty much eat a full loaf a day 4 slices toasted in a morning, 4 slices at lunch for sandwiches and the rest of the loaf with dinner. Mash or chips with nearly...

Ive was diagnosed with T2 about 4 months ago with a score of 96, it was a huge shock to me and is just another illness to add to my never ending list. I was told to read a leaflet and take the metformin twice a day, change your diet and that was basically that. I was re tested last two months...