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I've tried a little searching but nothing big. Its not weather there's a link between them that i want to know cos i know there is its what effect the metformin can have on them that im interested in. thanks though for the advice rrb. :D

it certainly is rrb and thanks. Anyone any ideas on the effect of metformin on gall stones as questioned earlier?

Thanks Ellecook79, That's very helpful and I sort of understand it a little more now you've put it that way. You don't realize when your first diagnosed just how much there is to diabetes and its treatment. I certainly didn't anyway.

I have to admit I was thinking the same. I'm still new to this diabetes lark and still learning but the way I understood it was type 1 didnt make enough insulin so needed to administer it via injection too and type 2 didnt use the insulin their body made correctly so had the metformin to enable...

Out of pure interest since we're on the topic of metformin, does anyone know if it can effect gall stones? I've over the last two weeks had a scan for chest pains and they've discovered a 2cm stone. just waiting on an appointment to see the specialist now for it. i just wondered since that's...

Thats very strange isn't it, the way sometimes your body makes insulin and others it doesn't make enough

Thanks for that Stacey, so you are definitely type 1 still even though your not on insulin ? What makes it even more confusing is that my parents and my brother are type 2! so of course now they say i'm making insulin and they putting me on metformin and knocking off the insulin it just makes...

I see that's interesting to hear, so does your bg's go up when your not taking insulin then?

My body is obviously making insulin its just how much? thing i dont understand is "if" the metformin works and I dont have to go back on insulin does that mean I was misdiagnosed and that i'm type 2? or still typw one just not needing insulin at the moment as the metformin is working alongside...

Hi I was diagnosed in June this year as type 1 following blood tests that showed bg's of 28.5, cholesterol of 27 and triglyceride levels of 209 and was immediately put on Humalog at meals and Humulin i on a bed time. after the first few weeks where the diabetic nurse took my blood readings from...

I have a bum bag that i can get it all in if the partner isnt with me to put in her bag. My kit is the glucomen xl and find it very good to be honest and you can do the ketones too which is good for myself being type 1

Well, just got back from the diabetic clinic after seing the dietition and she's started me self regulating my insulin now after 2 and a half weeks of fixed measures. see how that takes and if i'm correct on doing 1-1 or if i need to work on 2-1. only time will tell. Already had 2 units insulin...

shocking hypo drop yesterday, 2.7 a hard reminder that it can catch you out. went from 6.3 - 2.7 in 45 mins. ouch.

Hi Robin. :)

Hi Corey I too have recently been diagnosed as type 1 diabetic, 2 weeks ago so a little less than you, bloods and trygliceride levels high along with 1.5 ketones but by the sounds of it still not as bad as you was. Glad to hear your feeling better and that you've got the bloods mostly under...