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I found my wife crying in the kitchen, and asked what was wrong. She said "I'm homesick." I said "But you are at home..." She said: "Yes, I'm sick of it!".

If you get the pain when you put weight on it...notably when first standing up after sitting, it could well be plantar fasciitis... inflammation of the tendon/ligament band under the foot. Not linked to diabetes. Do see your GP about it, and don't suffer in silence as untreated this can be very...

I also take two 500mg Glucophage SR with my breakfast, and two with my evening meal, as instructed.

Besides my Diabetes I have multiple health problems, and for the last couple of years have been carrying a U-Tag medic-alert pendant incorporating a USB memory stick on which is recorded medical history, medication list, details of doctor, next-of-kin etc. The idea is that if taken ill all...

The side effects I experienced were initial stomach cramps and bloating, and occasional sudden attacks of diarrhoea; never had any vomiting. The cramps and bloating subsided after a week or so. Still had the diarrhoea attacks, but these reduced after changing to modified release version...

These are slow release Metformin, and the mechanism used to produce the slow release means they have to be big. I don't know of a slow release version that is any smaller. The normal (non slow release) version of met tablets are much smaller, but many of us get unacceptable side effects...

Its no worse than constantly knocking their use! They help keep me alive, and I'm only too grateful for them.

They sting quite a bit when they first go in, then smart for a while... but this soon passes off. Your vision will go blurry, and your eyes will be more sensitive to light, since the drops dilate your pupils. You shouldn't drive or operate machinery until your eyes are back to normal - 2-3...

I was prescribed Atorvstatin some years ago... it had the desired effect. About four years back I was asked if I was willing to take Simvastatin instead, because of the cost implications. I made the switch, and the Simvastatin is doing just as good a job. Only difference is it should be...

I won der if there is more than one mechanism for slow release medication. I take Metformin SR 500mg tabs, two morning, two evening, and the instructions are quite specific... they must not be split or chewed, and the tablets do not have a score line on them. But I also have a heart...

I can confirm that... I, too was told to take it at night. I had previously been on another statin, taken in the morning, but the doctor told me the Simvastatin is more effective if taken at night.

Vanish Oxy-action works well (it comes in two varieties, one for whites, another for coloureds). Sainsbury's do their own version... just as good, and a LOT cheaper! I expect other supermarkets do their own brands, too. Just mix a bit up with cold water, and apply to the stain before you...

I thought a foot spa might be a good way of looking after my feet, but when I went shopping for one they all seemed to say in the small print "not suitable for diabetics", or words to that effect. Don't ask me why - maybe someone else knows. Anyway, I decided not to buy one.

As a 63 year old male, this may simply be a case of "anno domini"..... the prostate gland typically increases in size with age, impinging on the bladder and urethra, and one of the first signs of this is the need to get up to pee in the night. So it may be nothing to do with diabetes, but...

Hi Starlight1, Have you just had your retinopathy screening for the first time, and been told you have "some background retinopathy not requiring treatment at present?" If so, don't be alarmed! Just about everybody (whether diabetic or not) has some background retinopathy if they've a few...

I've recently been chaged from basic metformin to the slow release variety. Sudden attacks of violent diarrhoea had started to occur with no obvious dietary links after being on the metformin for a few years. The change has brought about a distinct improvement, though not a complete cessation...

Hi, Viv, The attacks seemed to come "out of the blue"..... I, too, struggled to find any other dietary links. At first I thought it was salad that did it, so I stopped that for a bit (no hardship there, I hate it!), but still got the attacks. Then I thought it was Canderel (I use it to sweeten...

Metformin is Metformin is Metformin, whoever makes it. The generic form of the drug is identical to branded forms (such a "Glucophage") and should not have different side effects. That said, I was fine on generic metformin for a couple of years (after the initial "wind and trots" had worn...

I've been type 2 for five years, and until recently had to pay for my own test strips as I was at first only diet/exercise controlled, and latterly on Metformin as sole medication for diabetes. I was told that under these regimes it was not policy to prescribe test strips. However, I am now...

I was whisked into hospital as an emergency last week... not diabetes related.... and had the presence of mind to take all my medication with me (ten different drugs to be taken at four different times of day). I was left in sole charge to self medicate, and treated like a real, intelligent...