Recent Content by warspite014

good evening all.. i missed Boots by 5 mins! will get my meter tomorrow as tonight is my last night shift.. i got half way to walk (by foot!) and started to feel a little worse. i felt a little light headed and wasn't sure even if i should continue to work. I sat down and after about 15 mins i...

thank you so much for all your words. i am just off to work (another 5 mile walk!!) but intend on stopping by at Boots to get that meter.. i have just had dinner and have taken my metformin... i have a headache and feel a little "queezy".. but haven't started itching yet!! thanks again all and...

Hello all. I'm learning alot since being told by my doctor I am diabetic. It was April 1 when he told me and I weighed in at 17st 10. I stopped eating "rubbish". I have max 1 take away a week. I haven't touched alcohol. Excercise wise I have been briskly walking to work a few times a week a...

Are you serious? I didn't have chance to get a monitor/meter today... the kids just wouldn't afford me the time!! I am back in the office for another night shift.. itchings have just started... feet, ears and arms at the mo'! I am concerned about the diabetes and i am taking on board all...

Thanks very much. Sorry I don't reply sooner but you have probably realised that i am on night shifts this week and as such do my best to sleep in the day... (unsuccessfully!!).. i am off to get a meter tomorrow and try and get some answers as to why i am feeling so unwell. Some good news i...

i am sitting in the office as i type... my arms are itching, my legs are itching, my feet are itching, my head is itching. I have freezing cold fingers and toes and i feel very sick. It is a very unpleasant situation to be in. i can't continue like this!

I think I understand the difference between T1 & T2. The bit I don't get is if the symptoms are the same how does your GP diagnose which Type you are? I have been really concerned since being diagnosed "diabetic" and the more i think about it and the more i read the more concerned i get! During...

This is all very interesting and it's so good of all of you to go into such detail... I will speak to my GP as I am concerned. From what I read here and elsewhere the chances of being Type 1 are very slim... however i am more concerned now that after speaking to mom again it seems that dad was...

i don't have my own blood monitor... my GP told me that he isn't initially worried about my blood sugar level but has got to reduce my hba1c... tells me there is a difference between blood sugar level and the % of red blood cells retaining sugar? I hope it's the combination of the medication and...

i also meant to say that i constantly suffer with cold fingers, nose & toes (i put it down to poor circulation but at 38?) and frequently get pins & needles and numbness in my hands and feet. I also have very itchy arms and feet (i self diagnosed athlete's foot) and skin on my hands/fingers...

appreciate your time in such a detailed explanation.. thank you. I get the impression that everybody is Type 2 until they become so poorly that further tests are done. I am very concerned due to the fact that my dad died at 57 as did his dad before him. My dad would never talk about his...

Hello all. Can anybody tell me what tests are done by GP's for Type 1 diabetes? I would also like to know the different symptoms in Type 1 & Type 2 as all the info I have read all the symptoms seem to be the same! Any info/advice appreciated. Thankyou.

Hello all, I have recently been told by my GP that I am diabetic and he has prescribed both Metformin and Ramipril and told me to lose weight. He wanted to see me again in 3 months (in 2 weeks time!). The good news is that originally weighing 17'10 I am now 15'3 as I have comletely changed my...

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