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Wow, amazingly informative everyone! I know something is wrong and you're all right, I ought to man up and speak to the Dr about my problem

HI the pain is on the outside of the left leg from the middle of the leg going towards the top, but doesn't get to the top. So not near or at the joint. I've got a Dr's checkup on Thurs so I'll mention it then,

Hi All, For about a year now, while in bed, so no weight or pressure, I get a pain on the outside of my left thigh bone, with everything else going on in my life I'd not pain it any attention and then it stuck me, that it hasn't gone away and I should talk to the doctor next time I see them...

I think its now time for a very stern New Years Resolution... I lost the wagon about 8 weeks ago out in the Wild Wild West... And now I need to focus back onto my Hb1Ac and have a more controlled year,,, I was celebrating my 50th in the USA, so I had a letter from my mum saying I could...

Hi All and Happy New year. So I called the Doctors and I was told that the test for cholesterol wasn't the one that does the HDL and LDL separated out it was just one that does the rounding up and that was 6.3. And I asked for my HbA1c which is now 48 although that wasn't unexpected having...

@daphne & Sid, thank you for your positive comments. I must say that I posted to get a view on statins and those taking them, I hadn't realised that it would turn out to be such a divisive topic. However, thanks for everyone's comments on getting some more detailed readings back from the...

Hi, When I was newly diagnosed, I was put on Metformin and after a month or two I started getting heat sensations on my leg and at times it felt like I was pissing myself (somewot unnerving in the middle of a presentation), what sorted that out for me was switching to the Slow Release (SR)...

Hi All, I've not posted in a while, but thought I'd ask how it was going for people put on Statins. I've been managing to keep my blood sugars roughly under control but as expected my cholesterol has gone up (and I wish I'd taken down the readings at my diabetic check-up the other day). But as...

Hi, I had something simular to this... it felt like a burning rush of water from below my right knee which was very off putting when it happened. I don't know what medicine you're on, but I found asking my doctor to switch me from normal metformin to the slow release metformin sorted this out...

What does being deficient in B12 cause or rather show up symptom wise?

Oh and sorry I also meant to say that I Was getting leg cramps and switched to the slow release (SR) version of meformin and hat sorted my cramps out... It worked for me, but we are all different.

Silly question but is there a particular vitamin brand that has (how can I put it) the Anti-Statin ingredients to counter their bad affects?

Hi JasminDolly, Yes that's exactly what I was seeing, I also thought that the pavement had been stained yellow and then realised that the yellow spot/sploge (large tennis ball sized) was following me around wherever I looked... If that is what you are seeing I would do what I did and just go to...

Update: So I finally went to the optician (I almost didn't' as the yellow spot went away), we'll he threw all his toys and the kitchen sink out of the pram and told me to get to eye casualty in Southampton hospital immediately! And he couldn't understand why the diabetic nurse hadn't given that...

Excellent, thanks.

Hi, Was it me or did I see a new test meter advertised on TV last night, ITV I think, that didn't' involve needles and just involved tapping the meter on some sort of patch on your shoulder?

I had odd pains in my legs and found switching from standard metformin to the Slow Release metformin, sorted that for me. Are you on metformin Audrey?

Hi All, My Doctors are still trying to pin down why I almost passed out a few weeks back. One of the things they've noticed is that I have a resting heart rate of 96. Has anyone else had this sort of thing.

Hi All, Thanks for your replies. Tpas I hadn't noticed but yes lots of my food is low in salt and yes I occasionally get ringing in my ear and feel dizzy every now an then but to be honest thats been normal (I think for me) but whats the blood panel you mention? Mfactor, I agree I think the...

Hi, No I just had a normal day, so not a Hypo is what you are saying, it must be something else then as food wise I'd had some fish and chips earlier, so nothing to major or unusual... I'm beginning to think it might be low blood pressure on searching the internet, which apparently you can be...