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Hi Peeps, I've been on Simvastatin for 3 yrs or so, and to be honest I don't know when is the best time for taking it. One person said with water at night before bed. Someone else said middle of the day with food etc I just don't know when the best time is. Can anyone advise. Cheers, John

I notice quite a few have gp problems with differing attitudes/views of diabetes, and other ailments. It reminds me of quite a few years ago when my gp was to be blunt an alcoholic and was to bedside manner like Hitler was to diversity. One day I had been to see him because I'd had panic...

Hi I have a circulation booster which I use a bit but not as much as I should though this is more often now, but this is my question:- It really helps my swollen legs and aching feet, and it says its good for neuropathy, but I see a bit in the guide book says don't use with cellulitis, -...

Hi folks, as well as having this darned chest infection which is getting better slowly my legs have been swelling badly especially my right one which I had ankle fusion on 5-6 yrs ago. This leg gives me gyp at the best of times, but with not being able to sleep in bed cos of the chest and have...

Hi folks, Long time no see. I'm in a bit of a quandry; from feeling fine last Thursday at a bbq where I eat sensibly it started getting cold so we came indoors, and while thawing out a bit I had a quick sneezing fit, which pulled a muscle badly in the side of my chest, and compounded by a...

Hi can anyone help me. I woke up this morning feeling very bloated, which I put down to having a cup of tea before I settled down on the sette to sleep. I had 4 gaviscon, which made me more bloated and as much as I wanted to belch I couldn't. As the morning has wore on I've got absolutely...

Hi, I'm Type 2 diabetic on Metformin twice a day plus rampiril, and simvastatin at night. Does anybody know whether it is safe to take immodium or any other of those type of medicines?? as I've got a bit of a gippy tummy for a couple of days nothing drastic but a nuisance all the same. Another...

Hy I'm sorry if this has been raised before but I was wondering if I'm ok to drink lager. I don't go out hardly once in a blue moon. I did ask my db nurse and she said I was ok to have a drink but when I read the enclosed 'put the fear of god up you' leaflet lol it said avoid alcohol cos of...

I had my latest 3 monthly check and my hba1c is up again so I'm now on metformin which I got this morning and will be taking tomorrow morning, but it just seems that everything is just another step downwards. A month ago I got an odema in my legs which feel like I'm wearing DVT stockings, it...

Hy folks long time no see. I'm T2 diet only. I've not been online much in the last coupla months or so due to being involved in my local community. Whereas I've always said that the db nursing side at our practice is out of this world I find my gp always has this on well nowt I can do as you've...

I've just done a blood test which is the first for about 4 days, as I'm on diet only, and I'm gobsmacked to find it is 19.8, as I've never had such a high result before, the previous highest was 16.4 which was a one off. I admit I pigged out on rathe a few bars of milky way chunky bars...

Hy Peepsies, Can anyone tell me if db can cause confusion. I mean by that just general stuff, as I want to do things and I suddenly think what was I going to do even though its obvious, or I'll try and tell someone something, and I'll talk about that 'thingy' or you know that 'wotsit' lol. I...

I just got a heck of a shock, as I've been feeling a bit stressed as my mobility scooter has been faulting and I didn't want to be stranded when I went to the hospital today, plus I had fish & chips from chippy today for lunch with bread, this evening I had a portion of dopiasa chicken curry...

Hi I don't know if I'm in the right part of the forum but has anyone had anything like I've got now? I started off with a stressed neck, which went off after about a week though its in the background sometimes, and the skin on my head was painful to the touch like apin prick. In the last 5 days...

Hello everyone; I have finally found a British forum for diabetes and this is wonderful, but I'm confused; sorry to say so, but whenever I click on diabetes uk there is no link to a forum which I have commented on could really be needed. Lo & behold I click on here and find a forum, which I...