Recent Content by pdc1981

I had my first jab on February 18th and I will be having my 2nd one next week (Pfizer). I had an aching arm for 3-4 days but that was all.

5.2 this morning [emoji846]

Good morning 5.3 @ 8:45am

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You’re quite right on the price difference. I checked when out shopping today and 20% was £1.80 for 500g whereas 5% was £3.40 for 450g. Win win for those of us on LCHF [emoji846]

Thanks I’ll look into that. I was quite shocked that the doctor wouldn’t prescribe new strips as I thought it would just be a case of re-ordering them. Would like to keep an eye on my BG.

Thanks for the replies. I just wondered if there were other people on high dosages like this. GP just seems to put it all down to the Metformin ‘doing its job’. Ideally I’d like to stop taking it altogether although I understand it needs to be carefully managed. I can’t monitor my blood sugar as...

Hi Everyone I'm new here, have been reading the forums for a while and finding the range of information very valuable. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2017 with a Hba1c of 102. I was immediately put on Metformin at 500mg 3 times a day and there was a small improvement in my readings...