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Byetta - some advice please Having just started on Byetta and having none of the normal side effects so far has anyone noticed that they are getting very tired during the afternoons?

Thanks for the info and the links. My 2 hour PP BS is around 13 but was told this didn't matter unless my fasting was consistently over 7 (which it isn't - runs between 6 and 6.8). The ketone level after eating is frequently at top end of the scale but normally mid to high range. As I am...

Anyone have any input on this question - any help would be really appreciated. I have drug induced Type 2 and was okay on diet and excercise having tried metformin but it didn't suit. My fasting blood sugar is under 7 although after eating it can get up to 13. I now have high levels of...

Hi I was like you and given metformin and then the slow release but neither were suitable so I was given diamicron. Apparently our dr gives pills to anyone with an Hb1AC of 8.5 or over. However, I didn't take the diamicron and with diet (cut out the starchy filler carbs totally) have a fasting...

Try this Thumb in belly button, little finger in groin. Press with middle finger and let go. If pain is worse on letting go indicative of appendicitis - its the McBirnies point. That's how they made my diagnosis all those years ago after my appendix burst. Hope that helps but get him seen...

I have had exactly the same problem with my GP practice but have noticed a worrying trend now. You try to get an appointment and you are offered the same day emergency appointment(but not necessarily the GP who has been treating you). They get you in and out and practically have a prescription...

Among others - warfarin, prednisilone (high dose long term), bp pills, H2 antagonists, thyroxine etc etc. The contras listed are warfarin and prednisilone and there is also mention of platelet action which of course is also not really helpful if you are being anticoagulated!

I worked in a place where there were more than a couple of people connected to it who were diagnosed with MND having never met anyone with this condition before. One was asked how long he'd taken statins for as there may be a link. When my doctor suggested I should go on statins as I have a...

The side effects and contra-indications list the other meds I take (from info taken of the internet) but the GP said it is well tolerated and there isn't a problem. Asked the pharmacist and he says he doesn't know all the contra indications of diamicron but will look into it for me. Until then...

Having had lots of side effects from Metformin I have just been changed to Diamicron MR. I have a long history of ketonuria but this is possibly drug induced from other meds I take. Does anyone use a dual tester for both their BG and for ketones? If so, is there one that they recommend...

Thanks for that. I guess I should have mentioned that I also have a nut allergy and dairy intolerance/allergy (cheese for example makes me blister). I am checking my bs fasting and 2 hours after my main meal but the numbers are increasing rather than decreasing despite cutting down on all...

Hi I have just been newly diagnosed and am on metformin. I am having a lot of problems finding foods that I can eat as I have another medical condition that means I can't make significant changes to my diet and can't have too many vegetables (especially high in Vit K) or fruits and juices as...