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I tried Berberine for a couple of months. It gave me the chronic poops - even worse that standard release metformin. It was miserable. Won't be trying again :(

I'm eating far less carbs and sugar, as they don't "agree" with the Metformin (makes my visits to the bathroom far more often and unpredictable), so a bit of fruit (but not too much), nuts, veggie sticks, soup, cheese, etc - and most of the time its semi-ok, but its going back to getting to the...

Hmmm - not what the ladies on the DESMOND courses advocate. They're all for self-testing and as far as I'm aware, meters are not being phased out at all. I'm also Type 2, but I had GD when pregnant with my youngest, so still had my BG monitor. I buy my strips and lancets wherever I can find...

Hi All. I was diagnosed as T2 in May this year (although I had GD with my youngest child, so knew it would probably be coming at some point). Before diagnosis, one of the symptoms (other than outrageous thirst, peeing like a horse, being knackered and never ending headaches) was being ravenous...

Wow! Its good to know I'm not the only one having terrible problems with the stuff! Although, I'm sorry that you have all suffered with it. I monitor my levels most days (I had the gestational variety when pregnant with my youngest son and still have all the monitoring equipment, as I had to go...

Hi Chook! Thanks - its nice to know I'm not alone. I was originally put on 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening, but it was the one in the morning that gave the worst symptoms. The doctor who gave me the slow release said to maybe take both doses in the evening when I have my evening meal -...

Hi. I just wondered whether any other T2s out there have had terrible problems with Metformin? Upon diagnosis I was put immediately on standard Met, which gave me so many problems (constant toilet runs, bloating to the point of pain, nausea, horrendous cramps, etc). I've finally got a...