Recent Content by big_red_dog

am so pleased you have said that I had trouble with other brands of metformin and found I could only take teva, others would not bring my blood down , but after saying that I am on metformin and forxiga now for the last 3 months ,with theses new ones I get very low bloods on them have to watch...

Hi Guys, I have recently ben put on dapagliflozin with my metformin and yes it lowered my bloods to 6-7 , but I had a strange episode which put me in the hands of the hospital , had a very buzy weekend which I did a lot of physical exercise (knocking walls down and I took fence panels out to...

thank you for your help and I am sorry to say I cant stand cheeses of any kind , the smell texture make me want to throw up will get the wife to look at the white bread recipe , it may work , am such a finicky eater its hard on me and the wife , she has to put up with me moaning that am...

i had similar problems but the advise was eat fruit , i love nuts and as i lost my teeth i cant eat them i just suck them ,but the fruit they said eat was grapes peaches apple , so as i love grapes the wife bought a big bag as well as fresh peaches (I am like a baby I have to have soft stuff cos...

hi , the wife being a retired nurse , said the yellow sharps bin once full should close and click shut, locked, it should have a label on saying where to dispose who closed it etc. but if the chemist wont dispose of it ask the docs if they can get rid , if not try taking it to a local hospital...

sorry i cant eat grapes peaches as they immediately make me rain sweat and send bloods through the roof .they recently changed the make of the metformin from TEVN to ACTVIS and another brand and the blood sugers went mental up into the high teens got an appointment with the nurse and doc they...

think soup is a good idea but I would have to take a couple of thermos with me as i don't work normal 8 hours a day hgv driving has long old hours , plus sitting around waiting to be unloaded and loaded and, your up against the clock some times you could work a 15 hour day 9 hours off have...

HI yes no problem , I am well over weight I know , been trying to loose it have had some success , six foot three fused discs in my back cant walk far as back is bad ankles both been broken a few times , so they not brilliant , am 4 yrs to retirement , been trucker all my working life lived in...

thank you for the advise much appreciated , will have to leave salad cream out and salad cant stand the stuff , plus I don't have any teeth for nuts , I love them too, this diabetes did for my teeth am not being obstructive and ungrateful for your support I truly am in a fix with what I like...