Recent Content by Pedaldog

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    artificial sweeteners

    I'm the same.Can't cope with unsweetened coffee but I drink a HUGE AMOUNT OF COFFEE in a normal day. i use the Sweetex brand and anything else, bar real sugar, tastes wrong.
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    Are you taking a new Type 2 Drug?

    to carry on from Galja. I was on Statins for over a year and the pain in my joints and muscles was so bad it was ruining my life! I stopped them and, within a month, things were a Mile better. I'm on Glucophage with main meal and Forxiga on a morning. Not losing weight but, I think. that's...
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    Metformin timing?

    Thanks all I just, shock..Horror!, read the label. i never look at it, just taken them that way for a year or so. It does tell me to "Take 2 with evening meal" so I've been doing the right thing anyway.
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    Metformin timing?

    I'm on2 Metformin 500s a day. I've been taking them both in the evening with my main meal of the day. Should I be splitting them, morning/evening? I also take Dapagliflozin in the morning, don't know if that changes the Metformin timing.
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    Hyper symptoms?

    Thanks for all the concern and good wishes.bloody sTressful week coming up with birthdays, an operation and some other hospital stuff too! I am seeing a doctor on Friday and he is a Diabetes specialist, does professional training et, so I expect a kicked ass at the very least! Sent from the...
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    Hyper symptoms?

    I am type 2 and, after BAD problems with Metformin, am on glimepiride. A few times recently I have had a, very fast attacking, session for a couple of hours where I feel like collapsing and my vision is a bit.... Unreal! I could be sat watching tv and it is suddenly hard to keep my eyes open and...
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    Legs

    I've had a lot of trouble with my legs and feet. I was on Metformin at first but had bad effects so went to Glimepiride and Saxagliptin. Realised the side effects of both these are bad so I am waiting to see El Doc' and ask about yet another medicine change. The pain in my foot is, at times...