Recent Content by MacManiac

Great news. Fight the good fight.

I’ve been on a good diet for some time, and was gradually losing weight but the blood sugar levels were difficult to control. All my diabetic medication was stopped after the near-fatal hypoglycaemic event. Metformin, Diamicron and Trajenta were all stopped for a while. My doctor then asked to...

Well the side effects disappeared after three days. i injected this morning and it was as easy as you like (especially for someone who hates needles as much as I do). I didn’t feel a thing. i have decided to weigh myself once a week. This morning I have lost 2.3kg since last week’s injection...

Famous last words regarding side effects. Eight visits to the bathroom in three hours, with virulent diarrhoea. Ouch! A couple of Vacontil redressed the balance. I wonder what tomorrow will bring.

Thursday 8th May. i collected my 0.25mg dose from the pharmacy (just under €120) and proceeded up to the small hospital in our town. I had an appointment at 10.00 to see the lovely Dr K (an internal medicine specialist) who has taken over my diabetes care. My thyroid ultrasound scans were...

Hello to all of you. New to the forum. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes fifteen years ago but reversed that by diet and gym work, during which time I became 25kg lighter. We emigrated to Cyprus about twelve years ago, and two years ago my GP informed me that the diabetes had returned. I...