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My husband is T2 and started on Metformin, he also suffered all the same side effects, so was changed to Sukarto, and now these are doing exactly the same, he's seeing the diabetic nurse on Monday to see if there is something else to try.

T1 for 46 years, was first put on Simvastatin 10 years ago, which made all my fingers/wrist joints really painful, so was taken off them for 2 years and have now been on Atorvastatins for the past 5 years, joints still a little achy at times, but much better than the previous type. Edited to...

Well had my GP call, apparently my bilirubin levels were slightly raised, she didn't seem overly concerned about it, said my white blood count was slightly raised too so the two could be linked, I told her I had had the sickness bug a while back so she thinks that 'could' be it. She mentioned...

What else did they find if you don't mind me asking? I'm getting worried now

I suffer with sciatica and had been taking Ibuprofen for about a week, only stopped the weekend before my blood tests, now I'm wondering if these made my results show up as abnormal. Same here low carb diet :bored:

Sounds similar to mine, surgery just phoned to say results back, problem with liver function and to make a non-urgent appointment, or telephone consult, which is next Tuesday, I've been on Levothyroxine for the past 4 years now, but just a low dose, maybe my dose needs upping as thyroid/liver...

Last week I had my full blood works taken, this morning I get a call from GP surgery to say I need to make a NON URGENT appointment regarding my liver function. No appointments available until next Friday (18th May) so best is a phone consultation next Tuesday (15th) I take Levothyroxine just...

Our second baby I was induced at 36 weeks, 40 mins start to finish, hope all went well for you

Used to have the flu jab, but it made me feel so ill and messed up my blood sugars that I've not had it now for 7 years, and never had the flu either

Still fighting this out, NHS are saying I'm still under the care of the private hospital for my eyes, private hospital saying I've been discharged :mad: BOTh telling me to speak to the other to get it sorted. They complain when we don't turn up for our annual eye screening, I'm literally...

It's a good while ago now for me, diagnosed Type 1 at the age of 9, married aged 23, tried for a baby for 2 years no luck, saw GP sent to infertility low and behold fell pregnant before any treatment started. We now have 4, was told by my GP a good chance we'd never have children :mad: Have...

Ok, April 2013 I had one cataract removed, knew my annual eye screening was due around November time, but no appointment came through. Phoned to find out when next clinic was at my local health centre to be told I'm no longer on the list for eye screening as I was now under the Eye Hospital...

I've been insulin dependent for the past 42 years and have 4 children, they are now 26, 24, 22 & 19, none of which are diabetic. I managed my diabetes well during all pregnancies, 3rd baby was born 9 weeks prem, didn't know I was pregnant until 20 weeks as my GP told me I was going through the...

43 years in September for me

I've been insulin dependant diabetic since the age of 9, I'm now 51, past 3 years my eye sight started to get a bit cloudy, my regular eye screening showed I had cataracts but not bad enough for surgery, then the last year they got so bad I couldn't go outside in the sun, bright lights affected...