Recent Content by Jim W

  1. Jim W

    Alcohol & metformin

    Okay thanks for your help tonight I am gonna sign off till next time .
  2. Jim W

    Alcohol & metformin

    Do people that have type2 need a tester as the doctor hasnt mentioned it but there again maybe 6.8 is high but not high enough to merit a tester.
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    Alcohol & metformin

    I dont use a tester so I just rely on the doctors usual bloodtests Maybe because im just Type2.
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    Alcohol & metformin

    Hi I think I am more worried if I get the same side effects that I am getting with eating whilst taking Metformin . The having to run to toilet sometimes without a five minute warning which is fine in your own house but maybe if I am at a function or a Hotel most toilets are not as clean as you...
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    Alcohol & metformin

    Thank you for that information I have read it and will decide if I still want that beer on that day .
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    Alcohol & metformin

    Thank you Jim
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    Alcohol & metformin

    Nope I am certainly not years ago yes . but have no notion to try and recover from a hangover or remember what happened the night before . I enjoy being sober but do have this notion to have one beer . Dont get me wrong I was not a alcoholic .
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    Alcohol & metformin

    Well sometimes you get a notion but not very often .when youve been drinking 2.5 litres of water every day for quite a few years it would be nice to have a change . If i had one beer I would not be driving there is taxis and public transport to use. But thanks for your advice .
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    Alcohol & metformin

    Hello Jim was your reply yes i can have one beer when out with my wife as I have only been drinking water but just feel the notion for one without having to run to toilet with the runs as i am having difficulty eating and having to run to the toilet unexpectedly at random with the metformin...
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    Alcohol & metformin

    Hello i am a new member to the site and new to type 2 diabetes . One of my many questions is I dont drink alcohol now but did like to have a beer when I was younger and have had the odd one beer probably once or even twice a year . But now I have been diagnosed with type2 and on 1000mg in the...
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    Alcohol & Metformin

    Alcohol & Metformin
  12. Jim W

    I didnt see it coming (Type 2)

    Thanks I am in the supermarket not knowing what s good for me to help get through this. Mainly what to drink I have been drinking two litres of water now for years and feel if I go out I would like something with taste but not alcohol but I am unsure what is good or bad.
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    I didnt see it coming (Type 2)

    Hello all My name is Jim. I like the rest of everybody on this site are inflicted with this problem.I don't know much about it apart from the information the NHS gave have me to read.Its a culture lifestyle shock to the body changing nearly everything you eat and drink . I have only been...