Recent Content by BigAlan

Thank you, GrantG. I'll do that.

When I have tried to control my T2, I have always checked product labels, so the sugar is under 5% on the 100g/ mls level. However, I use the Nutracheck app for logging my food. It was a shock the other day when I had something and checked it on my app, and it was 4.5% per 100g. The weight of...

I have been on munjaro for about 17 mins now and whilst I have lost weight, about 4 stone in total it has mostly been muscle mass. I worked hard and got my body fat down from 72% to 42%. Still too high but being on Munharo my BF has risen to 66%.

Hartlepool, also known for being "monkey hangers"

I'm getting there... I have been T2DM for 13 years now. Over that time I have had to fight my practice bloody hard for treatment that wasn't based in the 1950's. Mid November 24, I was put on glicazide. 3 stone in weight gain in 6 weeks, so I stopped taking them. Finger pricjs were between...

What did the drummer call his twin daughters? Anna 1, Anna 2... Sorry. What do you call an old snowman? A glass of water....

Thank you. I guessed it was a case of financial cost over health benefits for my practice. Maybe if the 5 part-time, partners didn't take £1m a year in salary there would be more for patients. Hey ho.

My weight is not reducing. Having said that, I also take glicazide 40mg night and morning and, when on these alone I put 14kg on in 2 months. I suspect that the glicazide is keeping my weight up, (120kg) whilst the munharo is reducing my bs from 17.1 to 8.9 over 2 months.

I am on 5mg now, having had 1 month on 2.5mg. My bs went from 17.4 to 8.9 in the 2 months. I was expecting to go to 7.5mg, but the nurse said there was no clinical benefit to doing this. I found that mystifying until I found out that munjaro 7.5mg and 10mg are £15 more than 5mg.

I have been on munjaro for 2 months now. Started at 2.5mg, then after 4 weeks went to 5mg. I was expecting to go up to 7.5mg today when my nurse rang, but when she did, she said I was to stay on 5mg as " There are no determinal benefits to going above 5mg." My surgery is in financial...

I could eat 10kg of bananas in one sitting, they are so scrumptious. Having said that, it must be 3 years since I actually ate a banjana...[emoji18].

Have you had any problematic side effects with the known problem of retinopathy? Tia.

Update here: Raised my carbs to 30g / day and stopped the Emplafiglozin 9 days ago on my nurses advice. Ketone dip sticks are now 0.5 to 1.5 mmol virtually consistent unless I go less than 20g carb per day then dipsticks go to 4mmol. Waking BG before meds of 1000 metaformin and 100...

As a by note, Metagormin halves a man's testosterone. It keeps you looking young but at the expense of testosterone, which has so many side effects on its iwn.

Hi mark. Welcome to the forum. You have said it all in the first few lines, carbs and sweet stuff. This sounds like me but what I write below is only appertaining to me and is not health advice for you. Join the club. I'm the same as you especially Costa toasties and cakes. Why have 1 almond...