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This make poor reading it's so sad that something so small and something that could help so much and give confidence to a struggling person is not prescribed but if you go to the docs with sniffles you'll get antibiotics and signed off work for a month !!! I have the up most respect for the NHS...

I was given a hypertension diet plan and a prediabetes leaflet I found out about this forum through a friend who's daughter has T1 and I've not looked back

Thank you I will be " investing " in a monitor tonight when I get home, your story is inspiring, there is so much to take in learn and understand but I'm staying positive and not letting this beat me [emoji4]

It's amazing how helpful people are on here the time people take to reply is extraordinary and so very kind but surly this kind of help should be coming from our own GP's !?! Very grateful for everyone's help and advice [emoji1303]

Thank you very much, I'm assuming it's quite basic to follow and understand haha !?!?

I've just looked online at the SD codefree bg meter it seems pretty good to me and cheap too but it offers to types of readings mmol/l and mg/dl any advice on which one I should get ???

Thanks guys all very helpful info I will try at the doctors one more time and then if no luck purchase my own

Hi everyone I've been T2 for one and a half months now I'm taking 1500mg of metformin a day and trying to stick to a low carb diet I've also been very ill for the last 3 weeks with perforated diverticulitis, that's the back story, when first diagnosed my fasting blood test returned at 99 which...

Excellent discussion and very informative I'm a month and a half into diagnosis of T2 and can't wait to see my hba1c reading in the beginning of January 1500mg metformin a day lchf diet and exercise lost a stone already and back to a 36" waist I'm determined to control reverse or be in remission...

Thank you Liam I will mention this to the doctor and see what happens

Just Incase anyone is interested, I don't believe my symptoms were anything to do with metformin as I ended up in hospital 23rd oct with diverticulitis and a perforated abscess I've been rather poorly and still not 100% now but I was well looked after in hospital

No there is no money in animal care but it was and still is the best job in the world such soft and gentle beasts

Thanks for the advice, like most men I will leave it and hope it gets better in a day or two but if not I'll make an appointment with the doctor

Thick skinned .!!!!! I used to be a Rhino keeper at longleat Safari park and not part of the Leeds Rhinos rugby team as some people think

Cheers mist everything is quite daunting at tho moment 2 conditions with no cure and psoriasis too oops that s 3 incurables lol got to laugh or I'll cry [emoji1303]

Thank you freema that's helpful [emoji1303]

That's why I'm not to worried at the moment as it's absolute agony but starts off mild I don't wish diverticulitis on anybody, just after a few opinions on the metformin thanks for your input

Hi all I was just wondering about a specific side effect of metformin? I've been taking 500mg a day last week and as of 15th October it's doubled to 1000mg a day as the doctor told me, my concern is I'm having slight stomach cramps and slight constipation I'm also on a low carb high ish fat...

I wasn't sure if fruit was good or bad ?!? Even vegetables have carbs don't they I've cut out added sugar bread potato pasta and rice so the carbs I'm getting from fruit and veg is surly ok ? I'll give the breakfast a go next weekend thanks for the encouragement

It seems low enough for me but I'm not testing at tho moment, 126g of carbs is very low considering I think I would of been maybe 500g/600g a day, a week ago pre diagnosis everything is trial and error for now until I start testing [emoji1303]