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    Metformin SR side effects?

    Hello I had a really bad time with Metformin Sr it actually put me in Hospital with severe pain and did absolutely nothing for my levels Januvia and Gliclazide have been prescribed although i no longer have pain i cant really see any point in continuing with them as they also do nothing for my...
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    Are you hitting the 3 main diabetes targets?

    I'm nowhere near any of these targets even with medication Blood pressure 181/121 taking 3 different meds Hba1c 9 Taking two different meds Cholesterol 7 taking 1 med Stillo
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    Type 2 Needs help

    Toomanyairmiles Thank you for all that information i will follow up on it, i am now suffering from freezing cold feet and i cannot get them warm no matter what i do they are that cold they are actually painful, i am not working tomorrow so i will be going through your advice and making a...
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    Type 2 Needs help

    Hi Sharon 68 I agree i cannot continue eating so little but unfortunately if i eat anymore i will gain weight overnight and that is not going to happen, the Gliclazide i am told will make me gain weight so eating nothing will counteract that i hope, i will not eat anymore regardless of how bad...
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    Type 2 Needs help

    Hello All Thank you for taking the time to reply to my request for help unfortunately i have done everything that has been suggested by everyone i have stopped eating breakfast and lunch and i now only eat dinner at about 7 pm so i eat once every 24 hours carbs are severely reduced to...
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    Type 2 Needs help

    Good Morning I have now had uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes for nearly 2 Years my GP on Thursday of last week refused to send me to see an endocrinologist and i don't know what to do, i am currently taking Sitagliptin and Gliclazide although the Gliclazide is not at the maximum dosage it has done...
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    Unable to lose weight

    Robin 101 That looks good thank you very much Stillo
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    Cheap Diabetic Travel Insurance?

    Evening Have a look at insure and go,myself wife and daughter have just been to America in September of last Year and i paid just under £100.00 for us all, that is including the extra £14.00 they wanted to cover my High Blood pressure Cholesterol and Diabetes Stillo
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    Unable to lose weight

    Hi Mo1905 My understanding and my Gp confirmed it this morning there is a very high chance of weight gain if you don't seriously watch what you eat, that is why i refused to let him prescribe it, they keep going on about the importance of losing weight then they give you a medication that has a...
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    Unable to lose weight

    Thank you Sid Bonkers I know you are correct yes i should take Medication, but Metformin put me in hospital Just before Christmas and i cannot tolerate the pain it caused, i was unable to walk i was doubled over in pain and my how can i put this delicately man bits became excessively swollen so...
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    Unable to lose weight

    Vonbon 1 I have been racking my brains as to where i have seen that avatar before and it has just come to me, it is on an American sleep apnea forum that i frequent, it still makes me chuckle every time i see it Stillo
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    Unable to lose weight

    Hi Vonbon1 You are 100% correct and i will heed your advise but i am not holding out hope of losing weight, i hope i do im a little more relaxed this morning i have been to the gp and refused anymore medication, i have been told my legs and arms will drop off and i will go blind but i put him...
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    Unable to lose weight

    Vonbon 1 I admire what you are doing and i hope it keeps working for you but i can say hand on heart i will do anything i can to prove to these professionals that they are wrong. i have followed every single bit of advice that they have given me over the last two years, i have been to see a...
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    Unable to lose weight

    Yorksman yes it was at St James's and the staff there were excellent unfortunately i think it is me that just about rejects every treatment offered because i am probably impatient although i did try to tolerate cpap for nearly 18 month the machine said i was compliant but i laid in bed with a...
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    Unable to lose weight

    Good Afternoon all thank you very much for your re;pies and to answer them in order please see below 1 I have had a full polysomnogram whereby i had 27 wires attached to my head eyes and chin i have the oxygen meter attached to my thumb for an overnight study, can you imagine how i felt...
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    Unable to lose weight

    Good Morning Can someone please offer me an explanation for the following, i have been a type 2 for at lease 2 years and in that time i have never once had me levels in the normal range, i have and still am in the 12-16 range going as high as 20.4 last week, i am currently taking Metformin and...
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    Advice on Gliclazide

    Hi I believe seroquel is a big one for causing high blood sugar, i was on that but was taken off due to high levels Stillo
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    Advice Needed Please

    Evening all Just a little update last night before retiring to bed and 5 Hours after eating or drinking nothing my sugar level on my monitor was 20.4 this morning when i awoke it was 16.4, i have been to see the Dr who deals with the diabetes cases and not the nurse and he wants me to go back...
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    Advice Needed Please

    Hi Angie No i am not a slim type 2 i unfortunately since they told me i was diabetic have become 5 stone heavier i now stand at 17.1 stone no amount of carb restriction or any type of diet makes any difference.i have cycled to work a total of 12 miles per day and i have walked at least 3 miles...
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    Advice Needed Please

    Hi Hanna Type 2 confirmed have been for 2 years never have had good control medication supplied and yes i am extremely tired and a painful headache today i have been urinating at least every half hour even though i have hardly drank anything, i have from 10 o'clock this morning tested my blood...
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