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Aveeno cream works a treat for me. The skin around my ankles tends to get eczema like flare ups every now and again from my T2, Aveeno calms it back down again.

I tend to get a very dry mouth and sore, cracked lips in the mornings usually. I'm T2 and take Metformin and Gliclazide. I also take Ramipril for high BP. All 3 of these meds, when reading the associated paperwork on the leaflets that are distributed with them, say about causing dehydration, so...

Hello Jo. I'm on 2 500mg Metformin and 1 85mg Gliclazide at breakfast and the same at dinner. Sometimes my meds help, other times they hardly touch the BG levels until later on. I haven't read those books, but that is definitely something I'll look into. Thank you for the recommendation. You...

Hello EllieM. Thank you for the welcome. I'm on 2 500mg Metformin and 1 85mg Gliclazide at Breakfast and the same dosage at dinner. I'm more prone to hypers than hypos, truth be told, but have been known to have lower readings of below 4, which worry me slightly (it doesn't happen often, but it...

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed with T2 Diabetes in July of this year. It's been a struggle in terms of educating myself through GP and hospital consultations, books, online media etc. but I finally feel like I'm getting to grips with most of it, at least. My Hba1c at last count was 54 from 73...