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Hi, I have been put on mournjaro, initially 2.5ml which my first injection was last Thursday (27th Feb). This will go up to 5ml after first month. My GP practice run through all the information and side effects of taking it including nausea and diarrhea. I'm not too worried about these as so...

Evening all, I suffer with hyperglycaemia when I have to take steroids (prednisolone) normally 40mg a day used to combat issues with my asthma. I'd asked my GP how high is high, when I should ask for help and was advised anything over 20mmoL/l and that I should consult NHS 111. Well I hit 20.8...

Does anyone have experience with completing work place Health and Safety Risk Assessments? I've been asked to complete one. I currently take insulin and will need to inject at work. Will be doing this at my desk and it's around injections that I particularly could do with some assistance. It's...

Yep, doing really good today, then caved in and had a snickers. Now feel like a lump of [emoji90] [emoji2359] Would I be right in assuming that exercise can increase glucose levels? Asking as that's the only thing done between the first and second readings for today.

I haven't been on here much of late and dont post much to be honest but, thought I'd share my recent experience. I came out in a cold a week or so ago, kids had it, wife had it and then my turn. Nothing new here except being unwell is an asthma trigger for me. Felt it was turning into a chest...

Hi, my dosage of metformin is 2000mg a day. I was on 4 large tablets for that which to bo honest was getting really fed up with taking and would often not take them. I have no issues with tablets but these a big suckers. So. I've gone over to Metformin Colonis oral solution. I think its some...

Hi, trying to pin down why my blood sugars are going high, for me that's 14 + mmol/L and above. I feel soo rough now [emoji1785] I've had 2 cans of coke zero one at lunch and one this evening, not had anything else knowingly that would push it up and round normally have squash so can only...

Morning all, been a loooooong time since I've been on here. Well, things have changed a bit. Now on metformin and glimepiride [emoji849] anyhow, I was warned that I may have hypos with the glimepiride, it finally happened this morning. Got the shakes, feeling dissy and light headed, had to...

Morning, Haven't posted for quite some time on here. Whilst my blood sugars haven't got worse (between 49-51) my blood pressure has increased, now on average 143/95 this is even with current blood pressure medication (take a combination of pills). So, we (me and the Dr.) agreed to increase...

I have been diagnosed with Type 2 for just over a year now, my hba1c started off at 49, dropped to 42 now up at 51. My Diabetes nurse has threatened me with medication which I don't want so am trying really hard to be good. however, mentally, although I know I have diabetes, I 'forget' about...

Apologies, this is a bit sensitive. I sometimes get really itchy, dry skin between my bottom and bits and bobs and sometimes the bits and bobs. I think this generally occurs when I have had too much sugar intake in one form or another. Is this normal and, what do you use to sooth it? I normally...

I think I've had a hypo. Although the NHS diabetes Nurse recons Type 2's cannot get hypos. I say think, as I had a bit of an episode this afternoon when I came over all funny, felt as if I'd hadn't eaten for several days, really light headed, legs went all jelly. Grabbed the finger prick...

Evening all, My name is Allen and I have recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Well, I say recently, it was approximately 5 months ago by accident. I have a few other health issues, mainly high blood pressure, Asthma and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. As part of the medication I...