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I will ask this question on Wednesday when I go for my routine diabetic review but will I be allowed to get test strips on prescription now that I take Metformin? I am on x1 500mg tablet daily. Thanks

My scan is due this Friday so at least I will know whether it is gallstones or Metformin that is making me feel this way. I will keep you all posted. I have been told to only take x1 500mg tablet daily which I take at breakfast time.

I am due to have an ultrasound scan and endoscopy soon. The scan is to check for possible gallstones and the endoscopy is for my gastric reflux which I have suffered from for may years. I am not sure whether this is coincidental or not but if I put my finger on it, I have noticed that since I...

Thanks very much, i have found them :-)

How can i search for a thread i posted a while ago without trawling through all the questions again? thanks

I've been started on Metformin (x1 500mg daily) and been taking it for about 3 - 4 weeks. Firstly, I noticed that my appetite has been greatly reduced (I can cope with this as I need to lose weight) but I've noticed that I generally feel 'unwell' can't really put my finger on it but I feel very...

Hello all, my Nurse has put me on Metformin (x1 500mg tablet a day) and i was just wondering if there is anything i need to know about it and how others have got on with Metformin. I tried to resist taking it but unfortunately my HBAIC has gone up to 7.5 from 7.2 so the Nurse wants to see me...

i don't think it's to do with eating but i haven't tested my BS levels today yet as i left my monitor and sticks at home. I did go and see the opticians a couple of months ago about this as i was worried it was my eyesight or anything underlying which was serious like a tumour but she said...

Not sure if this is diabetes related or not but i have been feeling quite dizzy and unsteady lately. I have been to see my GP about this a few weeks ago and she gave me nasal spray and some tablets but they haven't worked and now i'm getting quite worried about it. I've made an appointment to...

Yes this has always been my understanding too - cure is different to reversal but nonetheless worth pursuing.

Thanks for your very positive and encouraging post :-)

Thank you all so much for your comments and feedback - i'm glad i asked this question now as from the replies above, i feel that it IS possible to maybe reverse my diabetes as my GP suggests and gain control of my health. Since diagnosis i have changed my lifestyle to a certain degree ie i do...

I'm on a mission now to try and reverse my diabetes. I was diagnosed in 2009 as Type 2 and am diet/exercise controlled. I have a lot of weight to lose (about 5 stone) and I have started slimming world this week and am determined this time to lose my weight once and for all. My GP told me that...

Yes i do have one but to be honest i don't test that often because i have to buy my test strips which i usually get cheaper on Ebay but i will need to buy some more soon.

My partner's mother was classed as pre-diabetic and by losing 3 stones in weight it put her back into the non-diabetic category but i think she 'nipped it in the bud' just in time. I feel quite annoyed that i wasn't given that chance to 'nip it in the bud' as i was never tested for BG levels...

I was also wondering if i have so much weight to lose, will i actually be able to reverse my diabetes or is that another story?

My last HBAiC 6 months ago was 6.5% and the nurse was ready to put me on Metformin but i told her that i would like to carry on losing weight before going on medication if i can help it - i need to lose 5 - 6 stones

I am a T2 diet and exercise controlled, diagnosed in 2009. I was wondering how long I can get away without going on medication? have I gone overdue?

i keep getting these. Apart from taking cranberry capsules and drinking lots of water what can i do to prevent them? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Many of you may have recently read the article relating to the man who reversed his diabetes in 11 days by sticking to 600 calories. The more i am reading about these stories, the more i feel encouraged. I have noticed though that most people that have reversed their diabetes have lost an...