Recent Content by christinaa

hi, I am now on 4 mets a day, getting leg cramps/pains also tum upsets and feeling very sick at times particulary first thing in mornings :D no not pregnant. Do not know bloods etc as only have a blood test once or twice a year if I can get them

Type 2 came about when having my yearly thryoid test - I had not had any symtoms, controled by diet 1st year now into 2nd year I have been put onto Metformin MR 500mg tabs [ 2 a day ] In the 2 years I have had diabeties I have seen doctor twice - nurse 3 times, I have been told as recently as...

many thanks for info, much more than I got from Doctor/nurse - its difficult to know whether you should be checking in with one of them or both or getting classed as a pest because apart from blood test/look at feet/ told to diet and exercise [ have eye test which was already yearly booked by...

What support team! diagnosed during routine blood test for something else so no symptoms, I was told in Febuary this year, I saw the practice nurse once who checked my feet and said go on low cal diet and exercise, since then NOTHING. Apart from my diet etc what should I be doing, how do I know...

I was told I had type 2 in Feb this year - after I had had a blood test for other codition and then a nurse checked my feet - NOTHING - I had been told that 'my' team for diabetes would be keeping regular checks on me - Nothing - apart from eye test [ which I had already booked myself prior to...