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I apply all the recommendations in the ✻Patient Information Leaflet✻ ..so 'no ta' to booze. Metformin and me, we get on a treat ..there is no way I am going to let alcohol spoil our special relationship ..it's a slippery slope, methinks.

A) I don't feel like a second-class diabetic ✻on here✻ B) Bad-tempered and abrasive posters put off visitors ..✻moderate✻ 'em out. C) This channel is fine for me as it is. D) I don't volunteer for owt.

Up to last week ..my meds were issued in 8 weeks' worth of doses ..but I've now been asked to collect 'em in monthly ✻batches✻ instead ..this may or may not be relevant to the thread ..but I'm dropping it into the mix, anyway.

Espresso cup of coffee at breakfast and for elevenses Caffè Americano at lunchtime ≈1L sparkling water to wash down evening meal Tablets taken with water after meals ✻✻✻✻✻ REPEAT BEGIN ✻✻✻✻✻

From the off ..I've tolerated Statins without any side effect ..and my blood fats, etc ..remain in the ✻green✻ zone. The morning I was ℞'d my initial medication ..I started feeling phantom aches ..even though the package nestled unopened in my fisherman's smock pocket ..this might look...

I won't disrupt my regimen in any way ..so automatically decline ✻free goodies✻

My dosage of Metformin has progressed geometrically over 12+ years. Now I've reached ✻the ceiling✻ ..I'm getting used to the idea of a Gliclazide too. Unlike the thread starter ..I'm quite neutral about a change to my medication.

As my own condition requires little medical intervention ..apart from ✻granular✻ increases in my dosage ..I'm happy just to go along to my Review to collect my BP, HbA1c, etc. I have ✻book knowledge✻ about type 2 diabetes ..but keep that to myself ..who wants to be labelled a heartsink patient?

I'm on borrowed time taking only Metformin ..after 12+ years on it. My HbA1c keeps creeping into the amber zone despite my best efforts. A ✻flow chart✻ I've seen suggests I might be put on another medication some time in the future ..which from what I've read ..is not trivial. I'd like to...

I ✻habitually✻ take my Metformin doses after I've brushed my teeth ..after breakfast ..and after my evening meal. Low tech ..but effective.

I have been taking Atorvastatin for very nearly 12 months ..and have not experienced any adverse effects. As Statins have reduced my blood fats to the safe ✻green✻ zone ..I'm quids in too.

I got the ✻flavour✻ of chocolate again by sniffing a sweetie wrapper that had been left in the kitchen bin ..it smelt sickly and synthetic ..yuk. Why did I used to eat the stuff ..?

A year into Metformin therapy ..my physician suggested I could stop taking my single daily tablet because I control was so good ..I was considered a ✻star✻ patient at that time. I remember this giving me a ✻sinking feeling✻ ..I politely declined the offer ..and she backed down. My first-ever...

I'm ℞'d digestive aid capsules to relieve extra ✻gas✻ ..and also use an OTT vitamin supplement. Consult your HCP before self-medicating with ✻herbal treatments✻ ..a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

In hindsight ..my time on the DESMOND course was well spent. I met other folk with diabetes ..and even today ..I sometimes wonder how my ✻cohort✻ has managed through the years. There was a poignant moment ..an elderly lady wept when a ✻facilitator✻ asked her if she knew why her doctor had...

I get ✻occasional✻ calf muscle cramps too ..but choose not to attribute them to my diabetes These happen just as I start getting out of bed ..they are fleeting moments of agony.

I take my medication in accordance with the ℞ ..so that I do not distort my biannual ✻test results✻

After my ✻probationary✻ diet-and-exercise-only period ..my HbA1c was still a whopping 10.8% I was ℞'d one Metformin a day ..and this brought down my HbA1c to 7% within eight weeks. Thereafter, it has taken me eleven years to build up to three Metformin a day. As folk have put into words on...

It might be an idea to speak to a community pharmacist about this ASAP ..please also consider making an appointment to speak to your physician. Although I've taken Metformin for 11+ years ..I'm not tempted to proffer an ✻instant opinion✻ about the issues listed in the OP ..no value.

I manage my diabetes with several tablets daily ..by exercising a bit more ..and I now eat ✻responsibly✻ My go-to-person is a HCP ..but my visits to the clinic are only ever ✻routine✻ Diabetes has changed my life because it is a serious matter. My aspiration is to keep my diabetes in a...