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thanks for that, can't seem to find anything reassuring! I managed to get a message from my old doctor in Australia (I'm an Aussie living in Germany) and he said that while congestive heart failure and the like are fairly uncommon, weight gain is an almost certainty with this drug. I've decided...

hi all, i just got a prescription for Actos today, to add to my Metformin and levemir. I've read nothing but horror stories about this drug, including weight gain (yes I know the heart failure etc are more serious!!) and weight loss is what its supposed to help me with. Has anyone used this...

thanks for the useful (as always) information Denis, its good to hear someone else's real life experience. In case it benefits anyone else in Germany or applies to anywhere else, the US consulate here told me this morning that doctors here issue a standard official form called "A-test", which...

Hi, I logged on to find answers to this question, so thanks to everyone for the information. I use Levemir once a day, so just to clarify, I shouldn't put an extra pen in my checked in luggage as its too cold in the hold? And I believe there is also something to do with pressure making it...

thanks Denis and everyone, very helpful information. I'll have a chat to the doctor next visit. I got a 6.5% last week so not keen to mess too much with anything except the diet and exercise at this point, especially after this recent episode! Managed some mashed banana today though so happy...

thanks for the replies, Jual you are right about it being a "so and so"!! Will only take it with food from now on and hope for the best. I might ask the doctor about this long acting one next time, although if its exactly as effective as the regular one but without the side effects, I don't know...

has anyone ever got worse symptoms after taking metformin for a while? I built up to 1000gm morning and night which I've been on since May. This week the Doctor suggested taking the evening pill not with dinner but at around 10pm, and since then I've had all the known gastric symptoms going...

thanks guys yes, I remembered that the levemir doesn't work directly on meals but I'm guessing that when I take the one dose at 8pm and am still getting good readings in the afternoon and at dinner time, the dose is working adequately over 24 hours. However, I might go a bit crazy with the...

Hi any opinions / experiences would be valued please. I currently take levemir in one dose at around 8pm and would find it a lot more convenient to take it at 8am, when I am generally at home (rather than carrying it around all day in the heat for example) I can imagine that with this dawn...

g'day Fella (makes me feel like John Wayne!) What a cool idea, at the moment I use a disposable pen but was also thinking I'd like to choose something colourful when the next step comes. I once had a brochure from the pharmacy (here in Germany) that had a selection of rather nice looking pens...

i know I'm not answering the specific question, but just noting that I have found that the later in the day I exercise, the worse I sleep (my tai chi teacher says it arouses the chi, but perhaps there is a more western / sport science explanation as well!!), and have also increased my exercise...

Hi Chouse I am also type 2 for several years and started on insulin injections 3 months ago, yes at first it feels catastrophic and the worst thing that could happen. I am quite scared of needles at the best of times, but as its turned out, its been much easier than I would have expected. I only...

I guess it depends on your dietary approach, and how much carbohydrate you are eating. I am following low GI with comparatively moderate amounts of carbs, 150 - 180gms a day. From the books I've been reading there seem to be lots of options for muesli bars and so forth that are nutritious and...

wow, congratulations! I can really understand wanting to share the news as so much work goes into getting these results down and it doesn't mean a lot to most people. I was pretty happy with my second reading of 7.7 last week, so as well as everything else you remind me to keep going with my...

Hazey, I hope you didn't have to keep stabbing your finger while she went through 7 boxes of strips! I had cause to try out some out of date strips on a medisense machine and it flashed up an 'out of date' message and wouldn't let it continue, so even if it worked I wouldn't trust the reading I...