Recent Content by Phil_W

I was diagnosed Type II 5 days before you. Bewildered was the word to describe me. The advice I was given was very reassuring, the Metformin has kicked in, and the few lifestyle changes that I have made have had a positive effect on me. As someone has said already on here: It's not the end of...

Many thanks to all of you for your kind words. Since I have been on Metformin, (week 2, 2 a day), I am not drinking a bucket of water an hour and the loo has forgotten who I am because it hardly sees me any more! I have not made any drastic changes in my diet, as both Lynette and I cook, and we...

Thanks for that. On reading the magazine that the practice nurse gave me today when I went to see her for my first appointment, all the symptoms are listed and I have found that all the "niggly" things that I had assumed were part of getting old, are indeed, part of the Diabetes II carousel...

Hello Everyone, this is all very new to me. At the age of 56, I never thought that I would end up with Type 2 Diabetes. I went for a medical for my job as a taxi driver, and my Doctor discovered my Type 2 with a simple blood test, later confirmed by the lab. I have been taking Metaformin for a...

Thanks Prem51, I thought it was just me :)

At the age of 56, I never thought that I would end up with Type 2 Diabetes. I went for a medical for my job as a taxi driver, and my Doctor discovered my Type 2 with a simple blood test, later confirmed by the lab. I have been taking Metaformin for a week and have had no strange side effects, in...