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I'm not planning on knocking it back like I used to - that's what got me here in the first place. But good to know that I can enjoy a drink and get a bit merry every now and again.

Hi, cheers for the responses. My hba1c was 91 which I know was high. Since then I'm into the 3rd week of 8 on 800 calorie diet and have lost a fair few pounds and plan to go on lchf diet after . I'm on 500mg of metformin a day that I started last week (doc wanted me on more) . My daily BS...

Hi, I'm 45 years old and was diagnosed type 2 about 4 weeks ago. I'm looking for some advice or just other people's experience of what it now means for drinking and socialising. I've been a drinker for the past 25 years but I've cut right down in the last 6 weeks only had 2 glasses of wine on a...

Well I've had my first metformin with my breakfast, still not sure if I need it but the doctor said it was a small dose. Checked my monitor and have an average of 6.0mmol/L for the 2 weeks I've been doing this. So hopefully I'll not be taking it for too long! Any ideas on the best vitamin d...

Wow sounds like statins are a barrel of laughs as well then eh! I forgot to ask what my cholesterol levels were but they never informed me neither - need to find this out.

Hi everyone, thanks for all the info. Have talked to the doctor today who has now said to take 1 x 500mg metformin + statin for slightly high cholesterol daily until my next appointment, also advised zinc supplements as these could help with the risk of covid19. He seemed surprised that my daily...

Cheers everyone for the help. Will give the gp a call on Monday and discuss next step.

Thanks! All makes good sense. Just trying to get a grip on everything. Probably read too many horror stories of docs just handing out meds like smarties.

Thanks for getting back to me. I am only doing the 800 calorie diet for 8 weeks then onto low carb. Just wondered about the Metformin as it was prescribed by doc before I changed diet and started taking readings. My dad's been diabetic for over 20 years and seemed surprised that they didn't hold...

Hi, I was diagnosed with a hba1c 91 just over a week ago. I have been following the 800 calorie diet since and my blood sugar readings for the past week haven't been over 7.0 fasting and 7.4 after eating. Ive just had my 1st appointment with my diabetes nurse and I've been prescribed Metformin...