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  1. Peadair O Brionn

    hypo on metformin

    Done the low carb diet 3 yrs ago and lost 3 1/2 stone then gave up smoking and put on 3 stone 10 . I’ve been medium to low carbing since Christmas and have lost 1 stone 5 lbs hoping when I go back to the doctor I’ll be low enough to do exercise and diet only
  2. Peadair O Brionn

    hypo on metformin

    Thanks for that just got me more scared . Loooool That is scary stuff . I think I’ll stick to the odd bottle of red wine with my dinner in future
  3. Peadair O Brionn

    hypo on metformin

    Yeah I agree but don’t think I’ll be on the lash again for a while till I get my head around this thing ... I’m on statins as well . And on a low carb diet so I’ll just keep the booze down to a minimum for a while
  4. Peadair O Brionn

    hypo on metformin

    Thanks for the reply . Don’t know what my levels are or were doc didn’t tell me and told me I don’t need to test my bloods but been on low carb diet since startin on the Metformin and statin
  5. Peadair O Brionn

    hypo on metformin

    I'm newly diagnosed Type 2 , on 500mg Metformin once a day .Went out on patricks day and had about 5 pints Guinness and a few whiskeys . When i got home i had 2 ryvitas with cheese and a steak with a cup of tea . went to bed about 11 30 and woke up at 4 am and had a really bad hypo . Never had...
  6. Peadair O Brionn

    Alcohol & Metformin

    I'm newly diagnosed .Went out on patricks day and had about 5 pints Guinness and a few whiskeys . When i got home i had 2 ryvitas with cheese and a steak with a cup of tea . went to bed about 11 30 and woke up at4 am and had a really bad hypo . Never had one of them before only diagnosed 2 weeks...
  7. Peadair O Brionn

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    newly diagnosed about 2 weeks ago. Asked the doc if i should test my blood he replied . No need to test come back and see me in 4 weeks and take one of these tablets once a day for 4 weeks and then come back and see me Metformin 500mg . No information about the tabs nothing about avoid alcohol...
  8. Peadair O Brionn

    Metformin and back pain

    I am newly diagnosed with type 2 . Don't know my readings as doctor didn't tell me . I'm on 500mg of metformin one a day. after about 2 weeks on them started getting dull pain around the right side kidney area . I am gonna ask doc about it when i go back in 2 weeks to see him.
  9. Peadair O Brionn

    Alcohol

    It’s St Patrick’s Day . I’m newly diagnosed on500 Metformin a day and I am going out to drown the shamrock today .. is that a very bad idea
  10. Peadair O Brionn

    For those on low carb - do you ever have bread or potatoes?

    No I don’t test . The doc told me I don’t need to test put me on Metformin once a day and statins . That was it . Come back and see me in 4 weeks
  11. Peadair O Brionn

    For those on low carb - do you ever have bread or potatoes?

    I’m newly diagnosed type2 only 1 week ago . I didn’t know anything was wrong with me . Please could you tell me what symptoms do you get if you eat potatoes or pasta etc when apparently you shouldn’t . I was eating all of these things up to last week and wasn’t aware of any I’ll effects . The...
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