Recent Content by LonelyFatGuy

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.

Unclear whether you are talking about just finding a meter to use every now and then, or attaining a supplemental HbA1c reading privately...? If it's the latter, an HbA1c finger-prick test can be purchased from Medichecks for £46. (or you can opt to have the blood drawn venously for added cost)

Oh you can definitely be 'normal' in the eyes of your GP if you come back within the normal range; but you might be at the bottom of the normal range, with symptoms, and you will be denied the appropriate treatment. (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) Happens to men every day. I'd ask what...

Presumably the GP checked your testosterone levels to make sure that isn't the cause...?