Recent Content by Shep1001

As the title says, seems taking a new (to me) medication has caused Thrush. I will speak to my diabetes nurse but I need to understand what my options are here as the medication appears to work really well but all that glucose shedding in my urine is going to cause a challenge long term as I...

I have been T2 diabetic for about 6 years now. Luckily I have been able to effectively control this with diet & 500mg of Metformin in the morning and another in the evening before my meal The last couple of months my sugars have been poor, no matter how well I avoided carbs or how hard I would...

Thanks, they are not the SR version. I will stick to the pill chopper then!

Does anybody know if you can get Metformin in 250mg tablets. I have been taking 500mg tablets twice a day, with breakfast and before my evening meal for the last 5 years. I started playing about recently and splitting the tablets so they are spread throughout the day, before each of my 3 main...

Did your B12 injections sort the memory issues? My memory has been ruined since my diagnosis and starting on 1000mg Metformin/day just over a year ago. Not where I want to be with my 1Ac yet, its at 50 mol/mol, so I can't knock it on the head yet but I want to be off it in 6-12 months if I can.

I use Alpha Travel insurance. Annual multi-trip (cheaper than single trip) including the USA - £38.50/yr with no XS. I am type 2 well controlled using diet & Metformin. No other complications like high BP or cholesterol etc. My Mrs pays more declaring her asthma!

'Propaganda'.... What a Cockney has when they take a really close look at something!

Thanks Anna. Having a small piece of bread before bed (rather than nothing after my evening meal) tends to make them more stable but 6 is as low as I seem to be able to achieve. Given my HBa1C is almost where it needs to be I am not too concerned but I would like to lower it as I don't see how I...

1st HbA1c test results are in following diagnosis end of August this year where the result was 84 mmol/mol....... Now at 51 mmol/mol. I think I have had a good crack at getting my sugars back on track, now I just need to get my lardy ass down the gym more and shed some weight, I have lost a...

On the last insurance renewal quote I did if answering 'yes' to the do you have a medical condition the DVLA need to be aware of, 2 additional responses were required: 1) DVLA 'Aware' or 2) DVLA 'Unaware' As a T2 on diet & Metformin tablet control who has never had a hypo the guideline on the...

Hi all Received my diagnosis at the end of Aug, through a combination of eating less, getting off my lazy *ss & a little Metformin every day my weight has reduced and my blood sugars have fallen significantly I guess given my pre-diagnosis 1Ac test was 11.8 I have had to self fund my meter &...

As I travel through the valley of the shadow of death I say unto myself.... Ruddy BMW sat nav I will NEVER trust you again!

Spam is just not the same unless its deep fried and served in a bun - oh well looks like I will be knocking them on the head then! Do you know if chicken livers are OK? another of my guilty pleasures is spicy chicken livers wrapped in bacon

It will take some time, I don't think I can go cold turkey!. Before I knock the spam fritter butties on the head I might have to wean myself off having them on wholegrain rolls. Thankfully I don't have a sweet tooth so eliminating sugary foods is doddle. Thinking about carbs more and portion...

I guess you are right. I didn't get a belly from eating apples! shedding a stone or so whilst challenging won't be that difficult, if I need to get my BMI to 'healthy' then that is going to be hard. Not been 12 stone since I was 20 - thats 20 years ago!