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    Use of the forum and social media. What do you prefer, and why?

    I like it here as it is a very British centric experience of diabetes. The posts on here have helped me navigate the NHS and its treatment of diabetes which I struggled to find on other media streams. I also lurk on reddit for different experiences. I don't actively use Facebook and I have found...
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    Ftm transgender and blood sugars?

    Just did a quick look and this is old but there are men with direct experience: https://m.reddit.com/r/ftm/comments/44m8et/would_t_affect_my_insulin/ It seems to be looking at at a google search that there's no direct relationship between T1D/insulin usage and T. All the research that's copied...
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    Ftm transgender and blood sugars?

    Hi jacob :) you probably already know this but the best person to speak to about this is your endocrinologist. Dr Seal is good if that is who you'll be seeing.
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    Metformin - diffrence between Glucophane 500mg and Sukkarto 500mg

    I have had problems (nausea, sickness, diarrhoea) with standard release metformin (any brand). I switched to slow release and find them better but not perfect. I have found taking 2mg loperamide twice a week helps. I also find some brands of slow release better than others weirdly. From the...
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    Metformin SR brands difference?

    Thank you taking the time to respond. It's been helpful I should have a prescription waiting for me at the pharmacy so hopefully they'll be able to listen and give me the Metabet if not I hope the dr will listen. Thanks once again [emoji5]
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    Metformin SR side effects

    Hi I didn't find this thread when I searched! Thanks for the tag @GrantGam1337 It gives me relief to know other people have also experienced different reactions to different brands.
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    Metformin SR brands difference?

    Hi, I know I may be grasping at straws here but do people experience any difference in the effects of Metformin SR brands? I was on Metformin (standard) 3x 500mg but then I started to experience cyclical diarrhoea and vomiting. I was changed to a prescription of generic Metformin SR 3x...
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    80's sweets

    It was the most popular thing where I grew up in the late 80s/early 90s. I think its popularity was may be just a local thing! It's nostalgic yet gross thinking back!
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    80's sweets

    No one has mentioned choclick. It came from a big jar behind the counter and was a chocolate powder/gratings/shavings. You licked your finger stuck it in and it got covered in chocolate and you licked it off. Fun times! Can't imagine why you don't see it in corner shops now ;-)
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    Anger in diabetes

    We're all different but I too have found changes in the intensity of emotions and their display in relation to bg levels. If I'm high for me then I get short fused and can argue with anything animate or otherwise. If I'm low for me then I become very paranoid, fearful, and prone to crying. If I...
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    No 'like' option?

    Just wanted to confirm that today's update has not made the like button appear.
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    No 'like' option?

    I too have lost the like option using the android app! I noticed it earlier but I thought I was just being dim as others are "liking" away!
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    Diabetes and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    I know it's awful, tedious, and damned right despairing at times trying to get some respite from both the IBS/intolerances and diabetes. Thinking about it in terms of FODMAPS means we have problems digesting sugars and glucose is also a sugar. It really helps if you have a professional that...
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    Pre diabetic with IBS-C

    Hi Babes59 I have IBS-C & 4 months into a type 2 diagnosis. My experience of trying to work with both is that it is an individual journey of trial and error. I have found that foods which affected my IBS prior to the diabetes now are more tolerable (e.g. cucumber, spinach, & oats) and some foods...
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    What BG Tester and Why

    Hi paul.mc I have used the sd biosensor codefree taking blood glucose readings at the same time as having blood taken for a lab glucose test twice at the GPs and both times I had identical readings. I have also used the Accu-chek Mobile and just started with the Bayer Contour USB and the...
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