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Hi im not on statins I just had a pushy nurse trying to get me to take them [emoji846] it was definitely the metformin increase as I haven't had any today and I feel great again.

That's sounds awful! My cramps are painful I haven't gotten out of bed yet. Feel very fed up with everything at the minute.

What reaction did you have? I was absolutely fine on X2 500mg but the jump to 4 is not good.

My hba1c was originally 87 but is now 62 so it's coming down so I'm not really sure why I need to take more than 2. She seems to want my levels to come down over night. I'm not going to take any at all today and start 2 again tomorrow. I feel awful.

Hi thanks for your reply. Funnily enough I have just spoken to the gp who has told me to do exactly what you said. She said the nurse shouldn't have put my dose up so quickly it should have been increased gradually. I officially have given up with my nurse she's useless! Yes I do take with food...

Hi everyone me again! My dose of metformin SR was increased last week to 1g twice a day and honestly I have never felt so shocking! Bad stomach cramps, diarrhoea, nausea and back ache is this normal? When I was on 500mg twice a day I was fine. Not sure how much longer I can continue like this...

Thankyou very much for your help and advice!

I wish you were my nurse! I also wondered why she didn't try me on x3 500mg tablets daily first instead of 2g daily! I feel very very sick, stomach cramps and can't keep off the loo (which I suffer with anyway due to uc but it's definitely worse right now)

Thankyou for your replies. I'm already on modified release as I have ulcerative colitis I have been taking them just after food but it seems the dose increase is causing me a bit of grief but I only started last week so I'm hoping it settles down soon. To be honest I've never liked this nurse...

At first when she mentioned statins she definitely panicked me into thinking I was going to have a heart attack or stroke if I didn't take them but after seeing how others have changed their cholesterol levels by eating well and moving more I realised I have to give that a go first. I'm on...

I have the contour meter and the strips are around double the amount you pay. Thanks for the link I will take a look.

I agree with everything you have said. I was quite surprised about the statins that they didn't let me try with diet and exercise first as my hba1c is coming down as it should. I'm now on 1g metformin twice a day and my word the change in dose hasn't made me feel very well at all, Im hoping...

I was given a meter by the nurses at my work and when I asked my practice for the test strips they said no as its not needed for type 2 [emoji849] my mum is registered where I work and she has test strips on repeat prescription. I have ordered more strips online, I can't get over the price of...

Apparently she's been the diabetic lead nurse for 30 years! Scary really when she told me it's ok to eat carbs as long as I stick to 2 slices of bread. I'm definitely researching for myself

I will get where I need to be, its been a shock to the system! Doesn't help I've been stuck in for nearly 3 months so I'm looking forward to getting out and about again.