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Hi Sharon Anne - you have my sympathy, I know it's absolutely dreadful. I had dreadful flushes and memory loss and felt in a very dark place. I tried the alternative methods of treatment like black cohosh, red clover etc and they did help for a while but I ended up going on HRT, and within...

Hey JayL and welcome :) you're in the right place for friendly, helpful advice. Regards Jan x

Hi Lyndsey. Welcome. Sorry you haven't had a good start. urbanracer is right in what he says. However, once you get your confirmation you'll definitely get the best support and friendly advice from this website, and many resources to help you with your diet and more. Take care and I hope you...

Hello to all you fabulous contributers of all these brilliant pics. I started out at the beginning and have just got through to page 39, although I did make and eat dinner and also watched the lovely penguin show in the middle! They say laughter is the best medicine - I've certainly had plenty...

I smiled in Tesco last week where the two ladies collecting for Diabetes UK were doing strawberries on skewers and dipping them in chocolate. Just put my contribution in the bucket and carried on. Don't have a problem with it. As an aside, every time I've been in Tesco recently there have been...

Only three sleeps...:rolleyes: Seasons greetings and felicitations to all x

Hello and welcome Duncan, you've come to the right place for friendly advice. Good news about your cholesterol. If you're going to do 5:2 diet just be aware of starchy and high carbohydrates. There's loads of info on this site about the benefits to diabetics following a low carb diet. I wish you...

Hello and welcome jpscloud, you've certainly come to the right place for friendly advice and support. I've was only diagnosed in November and I've found this site invaluable. A little tip from me about your metformin - I take mine in the middle of each meal and I have had no side effects at all...

Just a couple of thoughts - ulcers are mainly cause by helicobacter pylori and, once found, are usually easily treated with antibiotic medication. If the pain is to the right of your upper abdomen it could also be gallstones or even fatty liver. These are only my own thoughts and experiences as...

Hello and welcome Mohamed. It's good to have you on board and I'm sure you'll benefit from everyone's experiences x

A salutary warning for us all. I have my travel insurance through my bank and I imagine it would be quite easy to forget to amend it. :wideyed:

Hi and welcome. As you say, loads of benefits from other people's experiences :rolleyes: Jan x

7.3 today. Still feeling my way, guess I'll have to try harder :oops: x

Hi Louba84. If you go to lidl go straight to where all the loose bread rolls and pastries etc. are and you will find they are large, dark brown and triangular, you really can't miss them. Happy hunting :rolleyes: x

I'm one of the 'fortunate' ones insomuch as I had no problems receiving a meter and other stuff from my GP. I get free prescriptions on two counts - I'm taking Metformin and I'm over sixty.

Hi Kyle. I had something similar and it was gallstones and a stomach ulcer. The pain was intense and was mainly at night. This was on the right side of my upper abdomen just below my chest. Appendicitis tends to be lower right hand side. In any event I think it needs investigation. Take care.

Hi all. This thread has certainly given me food for thought. I had been on HRT for about ten years and thought it was time to stop, so I did a few months ago and had an almost immediate return to hot sweats with which I had been plagued before the HRT. I now wonder if my sweats are diabetes...

Go Brunneria...:rolleyes:

Good day. Well Oldvatr you sure like a good cliff hanger...! I await the next instalment with baited breath :wideyed:

Hello. I agree with Carol and Pete regarding the doctors remarks about lifestyle choices, I was shouting at tv it made me so cross...! It's just such comments that people latch on to regarding diabetes. Anyway, little rant over...:p Have a great day x