Recent Content by kukka

HIYA thanks Em a lot of doctors are not really clued up about m.e anyways so might not be worth asking them but then again some might know a bit.the m.e association online has lots of useful information if you need to look anything up http://www.meassociation.org.uk/ the main thing is to get...

just posted elsewhere about cinnamon as thought it was the ony thread then found this one ive been reading a lot about cinnamon and am going to try it as want to help my fluctuating levels naturally if i can.as gp doesnt help me at all i read about taking ceylon cinnamon as it is safer than...

hi ive spent a lot of time reading up about cinnamon as i really want to try soemthing natural to try help my fluctuating bg levels foudn a site which explains to that ceylon cinnamon is safer and not cassia as it can affect the liver in higher doses. so came here hoping to find more...

thank you Daibell been reading more up on my problems and it seems having low vit D maybe making my sugars more high too.ive ordered a new vit D based on lichen which is like a seaweed i think so i wont be allergic to it wil see how i get on once im started on that maybe my levels will settle...

thank you daibell yes im already taking the SR glucophge.been on that oen a while now but still get terrible tum problems with it.on the 1 a day i can cope but up to 2 i find i cant make the loo on time and its awful.im very poorly enough as it is wiht me getting such high readings in between...

oops what i meant to ask really is what levels are too high and when should i ring the hospital.say if my readings are still at 19 during the evening ? or is it ok to see how it goes until next day ? thanks x

i try weetabix or porridge for breakfast and most days im ok with that but ive tried some mini shredded wheat which i was advised to eat but then my sugrs 3 hours later is at 16.9 ? thats not good is it !! if its so good for me why does it affect me so badly they not even helped me with the...

hi all not been back here for ages as find reading very difficult im a type 2 sufferer diagnosed 2009.i a also a sever M.E sufferer often bedbound and housebound unable to exericse.I developed diabetes since being ill with the M.E and suffer a lot of terrible neurological problems pain etc.I...

well done :)

thanks for reply hanadr im still geting used to this carb thing..nurse told me to eat whatever and not worry at all.just stay healthy less fats etc.trying get my head around differnt advice ive been given but i have been trying eat less carbs already.i on a low budget and finding trying buy...

hi i been battling my readings since i was diagnosed and roughly 9-10 in morning and 11-13 after meals on my one metformin tablet last week saw diabetic nurse who agreed me to increase to 2 metformin a day (500mg tablet) i been ill for over a week with broncjitis type illness( just got...

i was wondering if anybody had been kept on one tablet of metformin for at least 2 months? my levels were 8.8 in morning and 11-13 after meals.after a few months mine are now 9.9-11 morning and 13-15 after meals and obviously worse readings than before..they agreed to up my meds to 2 tablets of...

Re: Another metformin question HI i have this ever since i started on metformin a few months ago.i saw the diabetic nurse today and my recent bloods show despite the one tablet of metformin my sugars have rose..i read up about it as since i started my tablet i been thirstier hungrier and tired...

awful awful terible stomach pain hope this goes away soon :( :(

just found my thread.was a bit confused but ok now : ) can anyone tell me how long it takes for the metformin to kick in? how long after you take it does side efffects start and how long in day they last ? just trying to work out best time to take doc only started me on half a 500 tablets as...