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Hi has anyone been given Forxiga 5 mg ? I am having trouble with thirst ,feeling cold and dizziness since taking it,I’m also on a restricted fluid intake as I have left ventricular heart failure ,any advice welcome ,thankyou

Thankyou ,onwards now ,have a meeting with dn today ,oh joy, I know she’ll want to up my tablets but I’m not having it, I’m going along low carb steady route ,& I feel good, metformin sr 2x day just about tolerating the gassy tummy ,so she can go whistle, wishing you well x

Hi ,I too had good bg control, weight was9stones8lb in March 2016 ,on 6 May 2016 I had a massive heart attack ,7 weeks in papworth hospital ,after 3 weeks in intensive care,6 stents,bypass, mitral valve replacement and on ECMO . I have made a good recovery ,nothing will ever be the same ,but as...

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Hi my blood results are reall random ATM ,mornings are worst 10.6 down to 7.0 2 hrs after breakfast ,dn put up my metformin to 500 mg 2x daily ,apart from the upset tummy I have had no change in results ,don't know what to do next

Thankyou,I now have an elevated blood sugar of : Last night 7.4 This morning 4.9 After breakfast 7.5 This has happened since taking statins ,I'm so annoyed as I don't tolerate metformin too well ,I was ok on 500mg once a day ,now they want me on another500mg at breakfast The dr & nurse just...

if I stop atorvastatin will blood glucose go down ,I have never had a reading above 6.6 but since having a heart attack ,dr put me on 80 mg atorvastatin daily,my bag now up & dr increased my metformin so feeling rubbish .

Thankyou all for the replys, can you tell me what amount of carbs per serving is ok if any ,also I believe statins can raise bg Tia

Hi my name is Bev I'm 58, just been put on metformin sr struggling with the increase this week from 500m once a day to 500m twice a day,my levels are still 8.6 -10.00 I'm really confused as to what my levels should be I had a heart attack ,4 stents & a bypass last May , so on all sorts of...