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What have you eaten today?

Haven't been around for a while, been ill and lost a lot of weight. Which has benefitted my diabetes t2, level average hovers around 4.5 on one...

Post by: col888, Oct 28, 2015 in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
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Low fat or full fat dairy?

http.www.healthyeating.org. Lots of natural sugar in semi skimmed milk.

Post by: col888, Sep 6, 2014 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Gout and type 2

Had gout before diagnosed with T2, take Allapurinol 2 tabs every day for the gout and 1 metformin morning and night. Anything that contains...

Post by: col888, Sep 6, 2014 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Diarhroea control?

Have the dreaded diarrhoea under control at the moment. Pretty sure they were down to wrong type of carbs, slow release way to go, rather than Low...

Post by: col888, Aug 29, 2014 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Diarhroea control?

Hang in there Annb, getting rid of most carbs doesn't work for everyone I know. Maybe swapping to slow release carbs gl bread and the like would...

Post by: col888, Aug 24, 2014 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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eye floaters

Had visible eye floaters for quite a few years. Been short sighted since a teen, after a long stay in hospital. Long Sight just went. Suffer a...

Post by: col888, Aug 22, 2014 in forum: Ask A Question
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Diarhroea control?

Thanks everyone, good advice. I'll have a word with the nurse, been the source of all my diabetes info before I joined this forum. Seems trial...

Post by: col888, Aug 22, 2014 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Diarhroea control?

Is Imodium any use for controlling Metformin diarrhoea problems. Diagnosed early this year T2, 4 metformin a day at first now 2, still get the...

Thread by: col888, Aug 19, 2014, 30 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Metformin & Diarrhoea

Does using Imodium, to control diarrhoea work, or is there a reason not to use it. I'm on metformin 2 a day, was 4, but dropped down after the...

Post by: col888, Aug 19, 2014 in forum: Metformin/Biguanides
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newly diagnosed with type 2? @ 76yrs

Hi notned, you certainly had a traumatic intro to diabetes. My scenario was for weeks I'd suffered dry mouth, eyesight blurring(got new specs),...

Post by: col888, May 25, 2014 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Bad Headaches

I'm new too 10 -11 weeks. Had the violent headaches in the mornings, after my dosage was upped to 2x 500mgs, after breakfast 2x metformin 1...

Post by: col888, May 24, 2014 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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newly diagnosed with type 2? @ 76yrs

Thanks Daibell, did notice they are advertising GL bread in our local bakery. I'll try that instead of wholewheat

Post by: col888, May 24, 2014 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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newly diagnosed with type 2? @ 76yrs

Thanks Daisy1and mud island dweller, I''ll follow the links.

Post by: col888, May 24, 2014 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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newly diagnosed with type 2? @ 76yrs

HI, I'm 11 weeks since diagnosed with diabetes, the ? is because no one has actually said 2 On 4 Metformin a day 2 + 2 Had the headaches, runs,...

Thread by: col888, May 23, 2014, 8 replies, in forum: Newly Diagnosed

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