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    Is there a "normal" dosage of Metformin?

    Well I am taking 2x1000mg Metformin SR (Glugophage) and there has been no suggestion of changing it.
    Post by: SweetGuy, Jan 8, 2016 in forum: Diabetes Medication and Drugs
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    Diabetic life expectancy

    There was a piece in the Daily Telegraph a while ago....
    Post by: SweetGuy, Jan 7, 2016 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    Diabetes and dental problems?

    Unfortunately in the UK being diagnosed as diabetic in itself has no bearing on whether you receive free dental treatment or not. Free treatment...
    Post by: SweetGuy, Dec 26, 2015 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    canaglifuzin.

    I have recently started on this and stopped taking Victoza. Main side-effect is thirst/frequent weeing lol. I get a bit of craving for sugary...
    Post by: SweetGuy, Dec 21, 2015 in forum: Other Diabetic Medications
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    Testing Strips....

    I think the people at the Department of Health think it is sorted out. The latest NICE Guidelines Dec 2015 say that Type 2s who are not taking...
    Post by: SweetGuy, Dec 21, 2015 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Victoza - withdrawal symptoms.

    Anyone had any adverse symptoms when stopping with Victoza? I have been off it nearly a week now and feel a bit depressed.
    Thread by: SweetGuy, Dec 18, 2015, 1 replies, in forum: Incretin Mimetics
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    Revised NICE T2 guidlines December 2015

    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28 .
    Thread by: SweetGuy, Dec 15, 2015, 0 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    Did I have Type 2 at the age of 6?

    A few years ago I attended a talk by a Paediatric Diabetes Consultant and she said that the very small number of Type 2s she had in her clinic...
    Post by: SweetGuy, Dec 15, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    Victoza/Liraglutide

    Anyone taking or a got any thoughts on Victoza? I started on it just over a week ago and had no bad side-effects so far. But I have been bit...
    Thread by: SweetGuy, May 9, 2014, 4 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    How did you feel about switching onto injections?

    I have been injecting Victoza for just over a week. The anxiety of thinking about starting to inject was a lot worse than actually doing it....
    Post by: SweetGuy, May 9, 2014 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    1.5 ??

    Type 1.5 is a casual name for Latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA). It is full explained here:...
    Post by: SweetGuy, Mar 27, 2014 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    9.4 :( unfortunately. In the past few months mine has suddenly increased from around 7 which it has been for about the last 5 years. I'm on 2g...
    Post by: SweetGuy, Mar 26, 2014 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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