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After I mentioned to my physician that Metformin was making me ✻windy✻ ..I was ℞'d 0.2 ml Peppermint Oil capsules. Apart from that ..Metformin has suited me very nicely over 11+ years. Returning to the matter raised by the ✻OP✻ ..it might be productive to talk to a pharmacist about this...

Living with diabetes has given me a ✻purpose✻ ..I guess. It has changed the ✻context✻ of what I do. For example, I don't just walk from ✻A to B✻ ..but now take an old-fashioned walk from ✻A to C then to B✻ in a bid to prevent peripheral arterial disease. Diabetes is my fascinating...

I keep to my food plan ..as I otherwise set myself a ✻bad✻ precedent.

My weight and HbA1c values have edged upwards over the years ..but I believe these metrics are ✻mutually exclusive✻ in my case. I've become more apprehensive about that which can't be easily measured ..the long-term damage diabetes is ✻silently✻ doing to my kidney function, arteries, eyes...

I have quite an easy carry-on with Metformin ..thankfully. Every so often ..I have a bit of diarrhoea though. Metformin make me ✻windy✻ ..so my physician prescribes the ✻Slow Release✻ formulation ..and Peppermint Oil capsules. I drink plenty of plain water to flush away any ✻spent✻...

Although I occasionally ✻covet✻ chocolate treats ..this isn't followed through by eating the stuff in reality. I ✻displace✻ my craving for sweets by listening to music ✻rescued✻ from CD bargain bins ..timeless classix.

I had my flu jab a few weeks ago ..and there were no side effects. Declining the offer of inoculation is not an ✻option✻ for me.

My HbA1c ✻marker✻ seems to me to be a function of Metformin ..and my diet and exercise routines too. It is a ✻triangle✻ that works for me. I don't understand diabetes mechanisms, though.

The value of this diabetes discussion board is the wealth of ✻anecdata✻ ..if you will. The ✻Patient Information Leaflet✻ packaged with the medication is my most trusted source of info ..simple and concise advice with which I manage my diabetes.

In the early days ..my random meter-readings ranged between 6.2 → 23.8 mmol/L ..which justified all the aggro I had doing the home-tests. Even if this was just a one-dimensional metric ..it was a ✻rain-check✻ ..and since I was using my own cash to buy the kit, and because this was about...

The DESMOND course. It was interesting being in a room populated with other folk living with diabetes ..or being affected by it. There were some poignant moments too: 1) An elderly lady appeared to be ✻in denial✻ about having DMT2 and started weeping when one of the facilitators gently...

I no longer use a glucometer ..but instead use the HbA1c values issued at my twice-yearly ✻diabetes reviews✻ My food plan is a ✻capsule menu✻ ..it never varies ..neither does my exercise pattern. My HbA1c values have tried to creep up ..but have been punched in the face by an incremental...

It concerns me more that a lot of folk will just ✻switch-off✻ from this debate ..and carry on trying to find their own, maybe detrimental, ways. When I was Dx'd ..my physician supplied me with some dietary advice in the form of several A4 photocopies ..and that was it ..I'd surmise this has...

'Can the Metformin SR cause my B12 Deficiency' ..? According to the Patient Information Leaflet included in my Metformin package ..the probability is ✻1 in 10,000 people✻ Nevertheless, I take ✻Vitamin B Complex✻ supplements ..which I buy from a high street chain of chemists. I guess I...

If I plotted my weight on graph paper, it would be a ✻triangle wave✻ Heaviest on Mondays, lightest on Fridays. All things being equal, I put this down to the weight of the water I drink rather than my fat content. Plus, I'm now 60+ ..so have slowed down. I do maintain a ✻diabetes diary✻...

Day by day, I do what I can to keep my heart, liver and kidneys healthy. Plenty of walking, water and a balanced diet. So far, my diabetes-related lab results appear ✻normal✻ From Day One, I cut out frankly sugary, greasy and salty foodstuffs ..and I can't say I miss them very much. Think...

Thankfully ..I got news today stating that I am ✻at very little risk of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy at this time* This is a relief. What is good is that I can share this experience here.

I stick to my food plan ..having my customary yoghurt after my main meal ..nevertheless happy that those around me tuck in their ✻Xmas fare✻ But I have a dark side to my personality ..when I see another diabetic, particularly on a ✻diet, exercise & tablets✻ regimen thinking they're clever...

I take a Metformin 500 mg about 1 hour after my breakfast ..and two Metformin 1000 mg about 2 hours after my evening meal. What works for me too is take a 0.2 ml Peppermint Oil capsule about an hour before breakfast, lunch and evening meal. (I get these on Prescription.) I've also learned...

It surprises me foot-care isn't a main topic on diabetes ✻message boards✻ ..and elsewhere. Because I can, I pay for my own podiatry and get high-quality skin moisturiser from a pharmacy. I always take precautions ..✻non-metallic✻ safety shoes are no fashion statement, but I always wear them...