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I take Forxiga. If I manage my sugar levels properly I don't get any side effects, but if my levels are higher than they should be, I pee more often and as there is a lot of sugar in my pee, I am prone to UTI's and thrush. On the plus side, it has helped me to lose a little weight.

Im a type 2 insulin dependant diabetic and ive been told by my optician that I need to more carefully manage my sugar levels as my retinal damage is getting to a critical point. Ive been looking at the Freestyle Libre with interest, but at nearly £60 for two weeks monitoring is beyond my budget...

I don’t think I’d be eating sugar if my blood sugars were 8.9, that’s pretty high. Your shaking might be caused by high sugars rather than dropping sugar levels. My advice would be to get your sugar levels under better control with the help of your diabetes nurse or dietician. It worked for me.