Recent Content by paulos

My endocrinologist has prescribed Freestyle Libre 2 24/7 blood sugar monitoring to keep a tight check on my rather out of control blood sugar levels. I'm already taking metformin, Jardiance, Ozempic 1 mg/week, and 14 units of Toujeo long acting insulin/day but on my last blood test my HbA1c was...

Hi That's interesting! I had a similar reaction to Metformin as you, except that mine only kicked off after I had been taking it for 5 days. I tried Metformin three or four times and each time, after 5 days of 1000mg doses, the bottom dropped out of my life BIG TIME! I would not have been able...

Yes, I have just started taking 500mg Metformin a day (starting on a low dose to avoid the well known side effects) and I noticed, within 24 hours of taking the first dose, that my sense of smell was really massively enhanced. Up to a point, I quite enjoy it as Thailand, where I live, is a...

Found it! It was on the One Show on the 9th April 2015. The relevant part of the show starts 11mins 15 secs into the programmed. Oh, and it was 800 calories/day not 600.

Hi Folks There was a piece on the BBC around 2 - 5 nights back that I saw but didn't take enough notice of. Professor someone or other reckoned he had cured 50% of a test group of Type II sufferers with diet alone. I know it mentioned a calorie intake of only 600 cals (which seems rather low...

Feeling more positive, Just started treatment with Metformin and blood sugar levels in free-fall!

Just diagnosed Type II