Recent Content by jimbo3537

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    Is itchy skin related to diabetes?

    Most of my itching is around my lower legs and ankles, My GP prescribed Doublebase Gel which is in a Pumppack and supplied by Dermal Laboratories UK, It stops the itching and also has a cooling effect on the skin, I Have type 2 and taking Metaformin tablets 500mg 4 a day
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    Pancreas problem

    thankyou
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    Pancreas problem

    Thank you Tracy
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    Pancreas problem

    In april 2011 i was diagnosed with type2 diabetes, and started to lose weight rapidly, from 14st to 11st uptill today. My GP sent me to my local hospital for tests, which were ultrasound scan on my stomach,a camera down my gullet, and several blood tests which all came back negative. Then the...
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    Pancreas problem

    In april 2011 i was diagnosed with type2 diabetes, and started to lose weight rapidly, from 14st to 11st uptill today. My GP sent me to my local hospital for tests, which were ultrasound scan on my stomach,a camera down my gullet, and several blood tests which all came back negative. Then the...
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    Do you lose weight

    I was diagnosed with Type2 Diabetes in April 2011, on Metaformin 2000mg a day, and my weight loss up to today is two and a half stone, i also know a friend that has lost 3stone in 12 months
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    New to type 2 Diabetes

    Thankyou for all your welcome comments. I have seen my GP today, and sent me to my local hospital for a chest xray, and also some further blood tests to be taken next Monday. He seems to think it is dietry problem,but needs to be sure.
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    New to type 2 Diabetes

    Diagnosed with type 2 in April 2011, up till then my weight had been constant at 14stone for at least 8years. I am a little worried now about my weight dropping down to 12stone 12lb since April. My medication is Metformin 500mg tablets twice a day, and one Simvastatin 40mg at night, i had a...