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Merry Christmas to one and all Hope santa fills your stockings with health, wealth and happiness

Hello all, for afew years now i have suffered very heavy periods, i am in the process of keeping a diary to tell my gp and hopefully refer me to a specialist for treatment. Anyway, was looking on the net the other day and it was suggested that diabetes could be a cause for my problems-- i...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i phoned 01256 315999 and i received my carry case the next day, its like the ones i use for my insulin pens

did i just read right about red wine, having a similar effect a grape skin or are you pulling my leg?, dont like red grapes and not too fussed on red wine, but i am sure i could have some fun wine tasting to try one i do like(by the way, i am being serious) 8)

i ahve been diabetic for 19 years, starting with diet alone, then tabs, then when found out pregnant had to go onto insulin( asked gp before pregs about changing meds and told no) went to clinic after baby and have been on insulin ever since ( clinic asked if was thinking of more children and if...

totally agree about the macadamias nuts. Hadent heard of them till saw them on this site, anyway bought some, cant believe the taste, they are lovely and they do stop the craving for snacks, which is great for me cause i dont like fruit and have tried for years to find something like this...

i went for a regular screening back in march of this year, the optician put the fear of god in me, saying he thought i had diabetic retinopathy and refered me to a clinic, the appointment came through for the begining of june and saw a doctor who confirmed it was diabetic retinopathy. So...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i have been on byetta a week tomorrow, at first i just felt nauseas for a while when i had taken it but as the week has gone on i am feeling worse, its not only making me feel that i dont want to eat as much, its making me feel as if i dont want to eat at all. Yesterday i...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? thanks dennis, much appreiciated, no doubt i will be asking bfore long Diane x

dear sue, only became a member today, already loving this site, what a wonderful thing to watch, i dare anyone to watch without a tear in your eye, really lovely

from when first diagnosed, i had flu jab, our doctor even allowed my husband to have it too (he wasnt diabetic or asthmatic), in case he got the flu really bad and passed it onto me, then one year hubby had a bad reaction and i said that i would carry on having mine until there was a reason not...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hello everyone I visited my clinic yesterday and they gave me byetta to try, i have taken my first dose today, must say i feel a bit weird and sicky ( abit like went you first find out your pregnant-cant think of any other way to describe), i went on the net to find out...