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Apart from a blip earlier this year (almost ended up in coma ^^) my last HBA1c came out at 46 and I am actually quite happy to maintain that level. Of course I would like it lower but I don't intend on going too extreme with my diet

6.3 and its been roughly that for a while

Personally I would not risk taking them, different countries have differing standards when it comes to medication. It's better to be safe than sorry!!

Getting Diabetes doesn't mean the end of your world, just the beginning of a slightly altered one. There's a wealth of information here and an incredible community that are more than willing to help you with as much real life experience as they can. I can say when I got diagnosed that this...

The vast majority of weight gain is caused by the anti-depressants in ways such as affecting your eating habits, suppressing the feeling of "being full" and of course direct intake of the drugs for example. Also it takes a good amount of time to find the SSRI/SNRI that works for you as an...

Anti-depressants are notorius for causing weight gain, one of the most common one that's normally blamed is Celexa aka Citalopram. There are Anti-depressants that are weight neutral, see the list below escitalopram (Lexapro, Cipralex), an SSRI duloxetine (Cymbalta), another SSRI buproprion...

Seen my GP, he has over-ridden my specialist and has moved me onto Aripiprazole as in his opinion she is putting my mental health at risk

So I went to see the specialist and she is refusing to switch me to a different anti-psychotic which thanks to supplies of Quietapine in the area I will now be forced into a cold turkey situation. She has decided to put me onto a beta blocker called Propanolol, yet another medication known to...

Let us know how you get on

Well I cannot comment of course on what keeps you sane but there are a options that wouldn't effect your blood sugar from my research when it comes to anti-psychotics. As for your GP if they refuse make it clear that you are demanding the 3 months BS done and if not you could always speak to...

Yeah I also have bipolar (type 2) which was why I was put on the meds in the first place. I think the reason the specialist put me on quetiapine was that it was the only med's shes had long experience with. If she tried to keep me on it again, I'm going for a second opinion

I actually have the form here from the diabetic specialist and in it where it says what caused my diagnosis of type 2 diabetes it reads *induced by anti-psychotics*. I have been spending a lot of of time resarching anti-pyschotic medication, its medication trials and known problems and from...

I've been on Quietapine for quite a long time (used for my high anxiety and bipolar) and 2 of my GPS agree that it probably contributed to my type 2 diabetes diagnosis. I have researched the drug and I have found that it does in-fact increase my blood sugar and prevent me from feeling like my...

So long as you stick to a low carb diet and look after yourself, I am sure you will be absolutely fine grante, hope you get the results you want :D

Thanks everyone, I think I can attribute a lot of it to the amazing help that I have gotten here and the information that has been available.