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  1. SheilaSalop
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    HbA1c level 51mmol

    Thanks Bluetit, all the GPs I see try really hard to get me to increase my medication - I shall continue resisting!
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Oct 26, 2018 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
  2. SheilaSalop
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    HbA1c level 51mmol

    Thank you Guzzler. I don't think I have had the diagnosis for long enough to get any level of stability - I am still very much learning. One of...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Oct 26, 2018 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
  3. SheilaSalop
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    HbA1c level 51mmol

    OK, that is very helpful and thank you but who would decide on the 'without medication'? My GP wants me to double my does of Metformin [currently...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Oct 26, 2018 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
  4. SheilaSalop
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    HbA1c level 51mmol

    Ok, I was diagnosed T2 about 6 months ago and have been working hard to bring my HbA1c levels down. I get my blood tested every couple of months...
    Thread by: SheilaSalop, Oct 26, 2018, 12 replies, in forum: Newly Diagnosed
  5. SheilaSalop
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    Type 2 Metformin side effects

    Thank you, I found both of these threads really helpful
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Oct 5, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  6. SheilaSalop
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    Type 2 Metformin side effects

    OK, I am very new to this. Please tell me more or could you provide me with a link so that I can find out more? Thanks
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Oct 2, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  7. SheilaSalop
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    Are we really wrong about fat?

    Thank you for introducing me to Malcolm Kendrick - very interesting!
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Oct 2, 2018 in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
  8. SheilaSalop
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    Losing too much weight

    Hi, I have watched some really good lectures [recommended on here] re low card diet and they make loads of sense but I have not been able to find...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Oct 1, 2018 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
  9. SheilaSalop
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    Gum Disease

    Hi, I have just stumbled upon this thread and thought I would share my experiences. I have had bleeding gums for a while now and my dentist and I...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 30, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Complications
  10. SheilaSalop
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    Has the NHS enabled you to successfully manage your weight?

    OK, earlier in the year I had some blood tests done as I had a 'rolling gait' and had been losing weight for a while - that's when the diabetes...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 30, 2018 in forum: Weight Loss and Dieting
  11. SheilaSalop
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    CT scan and Metformin

    Just to say all went well yesterday - I was asked when I got there whether I had taken my Metformin that day [which I hadn't] and told I could...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 30, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  12. SheilaSalop
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    A Calorie is not a Calorie?

    What a great presentation - thank you for sharing!
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 29, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
  13. SheilaSalop
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    CT scan and Metformin

    Thanks Terry, that is reassuring. I think you can over think these things but now I am aware that different advice is given in different places I...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 27, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  14. SheilaSalop
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    CT scan and Metformin

    Thank you all for good wishes and advice. I phoned the GP who said to ask the Radiotherapy Dept but I have done that. I only got as far a...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 27, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  15. SheilaSalop
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    Bread....

    Morning! I am new to this and have no knowledge about anything really but I was interested in this thread cos I do [did] like my bread! I have...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 26, 2018 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  16. SheilaSalop
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    CT scan and Metformin

    Thank you Andy. I think I will give the GP a ring - just to be on the safe side - but knowing you have 'been there, done that' on a number of...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 25, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  17. SheilaSalop
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    CT scan and Metformin

    Thank you for your reassurance!
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 25, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  18. SheilaSalop
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    CT scan and Metformin

    Thanks Guzzler, I think I am right to be concerned. The info sheet in the box of Metformin says ' ask your drs advice if you need to have a scan...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 25, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  19. SheilaSalop
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    CT scan and Metformin

    Hi, I am sure there is already a thread on this, my apologise if there is - just point me in the right direction! I have an appt for a CT scan...
    Thread by: SheilaSalop, Sep 25, 2018, 18 replies, in forum: Ask A Question
  20. SheilaSalop
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    Nerve damage remission?

    Hiya, I am new and still trying to work the system and was trying to just quote the last sentence in Brian's post - but have clearly failed, I...
    Post by: SheilaSalop, Sep 21, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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