Recent Content by Mrs Redboots

Hi, Mark! I, too, was late in diagnosis - I was livid, actually, because the doctor just said my blood glucose was through the roof (I don't think I took in what it actually was), and I needed to start taking Metformin which I'd have to take for the rest of my life. I queried this, naturally...

And it was 40! Normal!

Yes, last time I moaned to the doctor about my weight and said I needed to lose 20 kg (which I did!), she said, patiently, "Well, just try to lose 1 kg for a start!". Definitely baby steps.

I will ask when I speak to her on Monday. Meanwhile, I felt very "off" yesterday, and wobbly this morning, but am absolutely fine now, although I've had to go out twice! Yet it's still blisteringly hot (rather pleasant in the shade, though) although the wind has shifted.

I don't have the wherewithal to measure my blood glucose, but I did have my annual blood test on Monday and am waiting to hear about my Hba1c results (the only result they haven't put on-line, Grr!) when I speak to the doctor this coming Monday. But since being on the Ascend Plus trial (see...

The drops can sting, but really only for a few seconds - as others have said, blink rapidly (which you'll probably find you do anyway), and they stop stinging. You may find they barely sting at all! Then you have to hurry up and wait while they take effect - I find I can continue to read as...

Congratulations! I recommend Rybelsus - I'm on it as part of the Ascend Plus trial, and I've lost significant weight without really trying. I had my annual health check earlier this week, and they have published all the results on-line except the one I really want to know - my Hba1c! I'll...

Frustration - they have published all the results of my tests earlier in the week except the one I really wanted to know, which was my HbAC1! I'll have to wait to speak to the doctor on Monday. Grrr. However, have officially lost 10kg over the past year (12 kg over the past 2 years), so I'll...

Your local pharmacy may well offer support - mine does. I don't think the major chains do, but if you have a local pharmacy that's not part of a chain, or only a few branches, it's well worth enquiring. I do agree that this trial is poorly designed, as it's too obvious who is on the drug and who...

Yes, and they never seem to agree on how to do the scan. Some people just take a couple of photos (and will turn the flash down at your request, although one refused point-blank and, I think, turned it up to its fullest, which was most unpleasant); others take half a dozen. On one infamous...

Thank you!

I take 2 after breakfast and 2 after my evening meal. Works for me, and the last time I was tested, almost a year ago now, my Hba1c was right down. Doctor told me to "go on doing what you're doing!". As I'm now on the Ascend Plus trial and fairly obviously on the oral semaglutide rather than...

Now, here's an interesting development. Just before I went on holiday I had my regular screening for diabetic retinopathy. Always before they have said I am developing it and they need to keep an eye on it, come back in six weeks/three months/six months, etc. But this time, the letter that...

Update: I bought 2 pairs of cheapo size 16 trousers on Amazon, not quite believing they would go anywhere near me - and they are now too big! Weight this morning 78.85 kg! I was going to come on here and ask when I could expect the next 6-pack of tablets, as I've just started the penultimate...

Yes, I've been visiting them. Picked up a pair that are so not size 16, whatever they say - I'll have to take them back. Nearest shop is happy to receive my too-big trousers, and tells me their own summer stock will be being put up during the week, so I'll take a bag down tomorrow.