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Yesterday my sugars rocketed to 28.2. The only thing I did different was to have my first and last Coke zero. Today with continuing my usual insulin, drinking only water and 1 small piece of toast I'm still up at 18.8. Has anyone experienced a rise like this with diet drinks and a slow return...

Been diagnosed this week with carpal tunnel syndrome in my left wrist. Was advised to buy a support with a metal rod in it and wear at night. Take ibrufen as needed made me laugh have bad reactions to it and many other pain relief meds. So with pins and needles in my right hand from time to...

Just been diagnosis with carpal tunnel syndrome in my left hand , now to wait for the right hand to catch up

Hi I f the metformin is giving you a lot of problems go back to gp and let them know, there are a lot of people who cannot tolerate metformin in any shape or form. Many doctors think its a wonder drug, it's not, there are many others available and it is a game of trying each one to find out...

Doctors generally in my opinion think that metformin is a wonder drug. many people suffer these side effects ans unless you go back state that they are intolerable for you then they will keep upping the dosage.. There are alternatives out, do not be afraid to speak up! Personally I have gone...

From what I have suffered at the hands of the medical profession with diabetes I would suggest that you continue with your low carb eating plan as its the carbs that turn to sugar. I have in less than 2 years tried metformin, metformin slow release, acarbose, gliclazide, and am at present on...

Hi I was having problems finding a tablet that my body would tolerate and have been through several meds and now mys blood sugars are going up again. Metformin as far as I'm concerned is not the wonder drug that GP's like to use, wasn't able to leave house for more 30 minutes at a time, the...

It seems that most GP's see metformin as the best thing since sliced bread for almost all type 2's. I reacted to metformin, metformin slow release, acarbose, and gliclazide. The GP gave up and sent me to consultant at hospital. I was then put on glimipiride which I have been able to...

Gliclazide was the 4th different med my gp tried with me, within an hour hour and half was sick dizzy almost passing out, couldn't sit up. Luckily I have phone by my bed called gp, he told me I had a VIRUS!!! I was crawling to bathroom to be sick as I would have passed out out otherwise and was...

Metformin seems to be the wonder drug as far as gps are concerned, it doesn't suit everyone. If you are having problems tolerating it you must go back and explain to gp. There are other alternatives, took me me 5 different meds before finding one that my body will tolerate and 18 months...

I would say as type 2 I expected difficulties in getting testing strips but have not yet experienced any problems yet. The main problem was getting a meter in the first place! I have tried several different medications which I have reacted against, eventually the gp referred me to hospital...

Having spoken to my gp, its the blood sugar that is 20 not hbA1bc, and was 19.9 last time so it is nearly the same. My gp has referred me to the hospital diabetic nurse specialist for more advice. :| See what happens and how long it takes for hospital to contact me.

Last hbA1c was told result was 80, just had new result told its 20 what is happening? not on any meds at moment as have reacted to metformin, acarbose and gliclazide. Can any one explain the hbA1c to me please.

If you get a good nurse count yourself as lucky, research as much as you can for yourself, you'll have to experiment with different foods to see how they affect you. Good luck with it all

Hi I'm Helen and new here, was diagnosis type 18 months ago, tried metformin bad reaction, tried acarbose bad reaction, so until lastest blood tests was diet controlled have rocketed from 6.9 to nearly10 or 80 as I was told. Have now tried gliclazide and was dizzy to the point of passing out as...