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good morning everyone, i have been very carefull with what i have been eating after a visit from the dr. hba1c was 8.6. bs have gone down, but i am now experiencing a very dry mouth. this is worse in the mornings. i thought this was a side effect off high sugar levels? i have never had this...

hi, i have had a month off work due to stress, dr told me 2 wks ago my hba1 c was too high, and thats why i have been feeling ****. been suffering from headaches, sickness ect. sighned me off for another 2 wks and put on the sick note, stress/diabetes. had a letter this morning from my employer...

hi, was told last friday my hba1 c was 8.6 ,so dr has increased my gliclazide. i am now on the maximum dose. also on max dose off metformin. since taking the extra gliclazide, i have had a constant headache. painkillers will not get rid off it. also feeling sick. is this the meds, or high bs levels?

hi everyone, looking thru a magazine the other day i read that diabetics are more likely to suffer from body odour & gum disease, bad breath ect. i was diagnosed last year & am fed up with hearing about all this ill health i have to come & now this. has anybody else heard or read this? or has...

hi, i was diagnosed in nov last year & am having my first feet examination tomorrow. what do they do, and will i be told if there is any thing wrong tomorrow? or have to wait a few weeks for the results?

hi everyone i was diagnosed as type 2 last novenber and have struggled to get my levels down. they range between 8 -13 most days. i have been really careful with what i have been eating & have sometimes still had double figure readings (12-14) even though i was strict with myself. today it was...

hi everyone :wink: i had to have some blood taken today, so have just come back from seeing my db nurse. i am not happy- she basically told me that i am young to have type 2 (age33) & that in 20 yrs time i will have complications, yet they still refuse to give me strips on perscription. i have...

hello, i have read on the news today that giving up smoking can make you diabetic. i gave up smoking just over a year ago & was diagnosed in november with t2. i am slightley over weight size 14-16 and am 33. diabetes is in the family. do you think i caused this by my size & giving up smoking? or...

hi, is there anybody else out there suffering with embarissing itchyness down below? just want to see what other people have to say on here about it before i see the doctor, would be gratefull for any advice

hi, i have forgotten to pick up my tablets (slow release glucophage) from the drs today. i will not be able to get them now until monday. i still have some old metformin tablets in the cuboard, shall i take them until monday or go with out until monday? please come back with your advice, thanks