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Hi Everone, Just a bit of advice. I am type 2 and just lately have been feeling really run down, resulting in mouth ulcers, tongue spots, sinusitis and now this week a very sore cyst growing on my neck, right next to the Lipoma I have had for years. I take vitamin D every day (1 tablet) and...

Hi Guys Just wondered if anybody had one of these machines that massage your foot and leg to improve blood circulation? I get very tingle, hot feet and jumpy legs at night, sometimes it looks like im in the middle of a football match! Driving my poor husband nuts! So Im trying to find...

Good Morning Everyone. I really need some help. I have been on Trulicity now for months. When I first started the side effects were not good, but I seemed to be able to control it with eating small and often meals and knowing what days were going to be worse than others. However, over the...

I have just had an email from supposedly Diabetes.co.uk. When I clicked the link as I always do when I get notifications it came up with the normal looking site, but was full of adverts and the main headline was about Diabetics passing a BM more than once a day being more likely to suffer from...

Good Morning everyone, wondered if you can help. I am type 2 diabetic. I am currently taking metformin, forxiga and have a weekly injection of Trulicity. I dont have any problems with any of these, after the intitial side effects of newly starting them. They keep my sugars at a good level...

Hi Everyone. Its a while since Ive posted on here, but I know how helpful you can all be. Sooo 10 years ago I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, I had an operation, treatment of radiotherapy afterwards, quite intensive for three weeks and then 5 years of tamoxifen. All my mammograms since then...

Hi, I have been on Trulicity for two weeks now and its completely ruling my life. I have one injection per week of 1.5 mg I have constant diarrhea, stomach pains, flatulence and indigestion. I have definetly lost weight in the two weeks and my sugars have come down, but this could be mainly...

Hi, I have type two diabetes and my diabetic nurse was concerned about the 'bad cholesterol' I have. I cannot take statins as they make me very poorly. I was referred to a lipid clinic at our local hospital and was then prescribed Ezetimibe tablets. 10mg one a day. I haver now been on them...

Hi, Not sure if this is a weird question. I am thinking of getting a Philips Laser Hair removal product. Someone told me that if you have diabetes you cant use these? Has anyone else heard this or have had experience with using one of these machines? Want it for facial and other body hair...

I have been feeling quite poorly lately and have been back and forwards to doctors who cant seem to find out whats wrong. I have had various blood tests which the only one that showed anything different was a slightly raised white blood count, which may or may not have been to a UTI, which I was...

I have type 2 and I have been on metformin - 500 mg and dapagliflozin - 10mg for nearly five years. About four months ago I was prescribed an additional tablet - saxagliptin - 5mg. Since then I have had a terrible headache, 24/7 and then this week I have started to itch all over and bad cramps...

Hi everyone, I am type 2 and have been on metformin for a couple of years now. About three months ago my sugars were not coming down as my diabetic nurse wanted and she prescribed the additional 10ml forixiga per day on top of the metformin. All seemed to be going well and then about a month...

Hi, I have type 2 diabetes and just lately have been suffering quite severely with anxiety and no sleeping. I was talking to a friend who told me to try CBD Capsules as they have really helped her. Has anyone else, who is diabetic, tried these tablets and would you know if they are safe to...

Hi, The last few days I have been experiencing cramping in the front of both of my legs. The Left one had a major cramping the other night which was so bad I wanted to cry, but the majority of the time it just feels like they are both going to go into cramps, but dont. I also have a pain in...

For the last week I have had a weird cramping on the bottom half of my legs, front and back. I normally go to the gym three times a week, but havent been able to get there in the last couple of weeks. Has anyone else experienced this weird pain. Some days my whole legs just ache and ache and...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed Type 2 last September and have had three three monthly blood tests since then, everytime they come back at 6.9 and am told that I am doing well. When I was first diagnosed I lost a stone in weight in about two months, but now Im struggling. As its just me looking...