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Well I ended up my phoning my dr and have just got home after they gave me a late night appointment. She confirmed that it was a nasty fungal infection and has given me a much stronger cream to use than the one the chemist gave. She also checked my breasts for any other abnormalities as I’d also...

I have lowered my carb intake yes but have been told I don’t need to measure my blood glucose levels at the moment. I’m currently on 500mg slow release metformin taken twice daily.

Hi I’ve had an angry red rash under my left breast for over a week now. I think it started out as a friction rash from my bra but it was warm to touch and very wet/slimy. I went to chemist and they confirmed it was due to friction and gave me an anti fungal cream to treat it saying it should...

I did ask when I was diagnosed if I now needed to eliminate sugar and was told to reduce my intake of refined sugars (which I have) and also to limit my intake of starchy carbs which again I have done. I tend to have a baked potato alongside a meat dish around 4 times per week. I will have pasta...

I’ll give it a whirl thanks for the advice, my initial info when I was diagnosed was pretty rubbish so trying to figure a lot of it out myself

See my reply to @Rachox where I’ve given a rough outline of my weekly diet

Thank you, I started following and attending SlimmingWorld in October, we went to zoom meetings in November when Greater Manchester went into tier 3 and as of tonight I’ve lost 1.5stone. I eat a lot of meat and veg daily, pasta/rice maybe once per week, bread/cereals once per day, potatoes...

I’m following the SlimmingWorld plan and attending weekly zoom meetings, I’ve lost 1.5stone since the start of October, got my award tonight

Is it not likely to settle down then? I’ll email my diabetes nurse tomorrow and explain the situation.

My Hba1c was 53 and was diagnosed type 2. It’s just that 7 weeks in I’m still suffering once a day at least 5 times per week. Obviously I’m pleased that the side effects are nothing like what they were originally but it’s still driving me nuts

Hi everyone I was diagnosed a week before Christmas and was immediately put onto Metformin 500mg, I was told to take one tablet each day for 7 days and then increase the dosage to one tablet twice per day. I was warned that if the side effects were awful then I could be switched to slow release...