Recent Content by LonelyFatGuy

Maybe it does and I just haven't been told yet; they've been trying to get me do the 24hr blood pressure monitor thing recently because something is raised (they didn't specify in the text which exact marker, or by how much). I know it will be raised because of Testosterone Replacement Therapy...

Do you know why you have raised RBC count, and how does that affect things...? Also, I don't understand the "changed the blood test I have" statement. It sounds like you are saying there is a different kind of test that you can take that takes into consideration your personal RBC count, and...

I just noticed that your name is Fender Tele... Do you think you have any carpal tunnel or RSI from playing guitar...? I have various weird things that happen with my fingers and wrists that I would link more to years of guitar playing than the diabetes. Maybe holding your cutlery, or holding...

I stopped taking Sitagliptin after a few weeks because it was making my post-meal readings worse, not better. Don't know why that would happen, but it did. I'm actually going to ask for Gliclazide or some other sulfonylurea, or even a meglitinide, because a side effect (hypos) that allows me...

Only noticed yesterday that I have what I believe to be 'Beau's Lines' on both of my big toenails. Supposedly can be caused by diabetes. I know it might not be a question that anyone can answer, but would it be known at what kind of A1c these would start to appear...? I just got an A1c of...

If that's true, wouldn't it support the argument of the OP for monthly tests...?

I would presume that aggrevating your liver has somehow prompted it to make more glucose...? Seems like the obvious answer.

I'm currently taking this for joint pain, and it seems to be working.

Suffered insomnia my whole life. Ever since diabetes showed up, I can sleep as long as I want.

I'd like to know what the A1C actually is, and was for the last five years...?

Whey is a byproduct of the cheese making process. Then there's Casein, which I believe is created by further processing the whey. (you can think of Casein as a slow release version of Whey. It's thicker though, and hard to find a good brand) There are also protein powders made from peas...

I made a thread about it. No one cared.

Why are you offering a quote about Dapagliflozin when we're talking about Empagliflozin...? Look at the table in this article. Compare the number of bladder cancer cases in the placebo group with the 25mg Empagliflozin group. (3 versus 8... 5 versus 9... 4 versus 7...) It's nearly...

Has anyone with muscle pain bothered to report it as a side effect via the Yellow Card Scheme...? The patient information leaflet makes no mention of muscle cramping or pain. (Not even under the 'dehydration' section) If it's common, and comparable to statin induced pain, surely you have a...

I have some in a cupboard that I haven't taken yet. It has been linked to bladder cancer, which makes me very reluctant to start taking it.