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  1. ChemicalAngel17

    Confused newbie

    Hahahahaha
  2. ChemicalAngel17

    Confused newbie

    I never watched doc Martin
  3. ChemicalAngel17

    Confused newbie

    My gp sent my details to the Desmond team. That's as much help as they are. Menopause consultant put me on gel hrt as despite being on tablets a few years, my oestrogen was too low. Put in my repeat for the gel, for my Gp to ring me..... Do I really need to use gel and not oral meds...
  4. ChemicalAngel17

    Confused newbie

    Yes, she's ringing me every week fir my numbers. I have to check when I get up and before my evening meal. Then she will say what number to put the kwikpen on. Started at 6 now on 8
  5. ChemicalAngel17

    Confused newbie

    Saw gastric dietitian last year. She told me to follow a low residue diet and to look up on Google what to eat. Yep. Good ole nhs help is fab
  6. ChemicalAngel17

    Confused newbie

    Kidney pain and needing to follow low residue diet stops me from following carnivore plans as I cannot process too much protein or fats. Hence my needing help. Local authority uses DESMOND service to advise on diet. Lady rang me and I said I was thankful as I was struggling and have to follow...
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    Confused newbie

    I'm lactose intolerant, avoid dairy. Go for chicken mainly. Aldi no sugar soya milk and yogurt. It's not worth my going the loo upto 27 times a day. Yes it's been so bad. I did say my gastric system is damaged. Hence no oral meds as they do not stay in long enough or trigger the pyrotechnics
  8. ChemicalAngel17

    Confused newbie

    Cannot tolerate metformin. Or any oral meds as they give me chronic stomach upset and diahorrea. They did say next step should be ozempic, but weightloss industry is grabbing all available stock, they've had to move patients onto other meds, so I had no option but to have insulin. My gastric...
  9. ChemicalAngel17

    Confused newbie

    Hi, recently diagnosed type 2. Severe gastric issuesean I cannot tolerate oral meds as they trigger , So put straight on kwikpen insulin, the dial on the pen set to 8. It's not having any effect on my blood sugars, doesn't help that I have to follow a low residue diet (alzo called low fibre...
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