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I tried it. Can't say it made much difference at all to my BG levels. I also tried Chia seeds on my breakfast eggs for a couple of weeks, which was another suggestion that seems to be all over the internet. They made no difference either. On the other hand a 20 min swim seems to have a...

I keep some strawberries in the fridge. 3 or 4 seems to satisfy my sweet tooth most of the time!

I'm not convinced the Statin is needed. I can't remember the exact numbers but my Cholesterol was "slightly high"

That's interesting it's atorvastatin 20mg I'm currently on.

Has anyone else had issues with tiredness when taking statins? I was put on Statins a couple of months ago and have been having issues with tiredness and "lethargy" ever since. I can get out of bed, walk down the stairs and sit in an armchair and promptly doze back off! I stopped taking...

Does anyone have a decent pastry recipie that doesn't use Almond Flour? I'm really missing sausage rolls :)

Anyone else testing glucose while on Rybelsus? I've noticed that if I eat a carby meal it seems to take much longer than before for glucose to peak. Something to do with the rybelsus slowing down digestion??? I had a naughty KFC last night and it took over 3 hours to peak, and then another...

I tried that, didn't seem to make much difference to me. Eggs however, if I eat eggs i just feel completely full for the rest of the day!!

Currently on a combination of empagliflozin and rybelsus. Also currently wearing a libre 2 free trial. I forgot to take my empagliflozin yesterday. And as far as I can see from the libre app it made absolutely no difference to my glucose levels through the day, or my fasting level first thing...

I'm about 6 weeks in on 7mg. So far just over a stone in weight lost. My appetite is starting to come back a little. But still nowhere near eating what I was before rybelsus. I'm also starting not to feel quite so bloated and uncomfortable after meals. Maybe that's my body getting used to...

I'm T2 and a taxi driver Taxi drivers also need a group 2 medical. (The same one HGV drivers need) And as taxi licences are issued locally not nationally you'd need to talk to your licencing authority to find out thier policies. It varies from area to area Mat

Hi All Despite being told by my DN that the world would end in armageddon if I tested my own blood glucose, I (T2) decided to try the free trial of a libre 2 sensor . . . . I followed all the instructions, washed the back of my arm, let it airdry, attached the sensor with the applicator...

I got the same, 4mg as a single prescription and then had to go back for a check up on how I was tolerating it and get the 7mg put on repeat. I was however told I could only stay on it if I lost at least 10% of my bodyweight in the first 6 months

I've been on it for about 6 weeks. 1 pack of 4mg and 2 weeks in on the full 7mg dose. It seems to be working in that I've already lost about 7kg of the 15 target the DN set me and my blood sugars are looking much better on my meter. Main side effects I'm having are tiredness and a constant...

Skinny brands lager available in tesco isn't bad, although a tad expensive.