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Good idea. I wear an elastic bracelet from Diabetes uk which says " I'm not drunk, I'm diabetic".

Hi Alicia, I couldn't tolerate Metformin either. One a day was ok, but two, no way. I couldn't move too far from a loo. My nurse put me on one, Gliclazide a day and I git my life back. Had 2 hypo's but ate 5 glucose pills and was sorted 5-10 mins later. Good luck.

Hi Allie, It's easy for me to say, but try to chill a little. I understand that you have lots going on and with this ontop, it must feel like you're being buried at times. I see lots of folk getting really seriously into blood tests(and yes, I understand they're a necessary evil) but try not to...

Well done! You're an inspiration to everyone incl lazy folk like me!

I take Allopurinol for gout, (am), Betahistine for meniéres disease (am and pm) Lansoprasole for digestive probs, am( miracle pills for me, allow me to drink beer or whisky without sickness) and Atorvastatin for hi cholesterol. Now Gliclazide with breakfast for diabetes. Sounds like I'm...

Hi Guzzler, Can you please tell me what pain killers for arthritis raise bg levels? I too have arthritis (osteoarthritis) abd take lots of paracetamols and the odd tramadol. Cheers Neil

Hi Sue, My cholesterol was far too high a while ago. Only discovered when I went to gp about skin coming off my tongue (lush, eh!). Apparently a symptom of hi chol, so was given 2 courses of statins, one after the other, but both brought my forearms out in odd spots, so now, as the license...

Hi Andy, and all fellow newly diagnosed members, I was "borderline" for about 8 years. I was moderately active with my work(molecatcher) but have bad knee arthritis (I'm 61 now,) from my previous life as a plumber. To be honest, I didn't take the warning very seriously until a routine HbA1c...

Well done Rachox. I too find these forums a great help, both medically and psychologically. I've just been diagnosed about a year but given testing equipment a month ago, so had a bit of a downer realising that it's "real" now and I've got to get my finger out, so to speak. Losing 5 stone too...

Perfect sense Karen! I've seen this, I think, advertised on tv a while ago. Got to be less painful than finger pricking! You said the sensors are 50 each, is this £50 each? Sounds expensive. Im self employed but have only made about £400 in the past month so £50 is a large chunk. From what I...

Hi chaps, A couple of people have mentioned Libre, can you please tell me what it is?

Hi, A couple of people have mentioned Libre, what is it please? Neil.

Morning and Merry Christmas to all! I was diagnosed as type 2 about 6-8 months ago and was scared by the prospect. I was prescribed Metformin, 1/day which was ok. Not doing as my nurse hoped it would, she increased my dose to 2/day. This caused my bowels to take on a life of their own!! I work...

Hi all, New to the forum. A bit down as diabetic nurse now put me on half an 80mg cliklazide pill a day, and gave me an accu? Blood monitor and needles and strips to test my blood am and a n other test later, 2 hrs after a meal. As I said, feeling down, incase I have to give up my car and...