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I was prescribed Glucophage last month, my partner looked it up online and what we saw worried us. I haven't started taking it yet, I just can't get my head around it. so if anyone is on this any advice or insight as to how you get on with it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hi, my name's vonbon1, not really new joined a couple of years ago, but after a few weeks couldn't get back in to the site. Finally back Yay. so when I joined back in 2013 was just diagnosed type 2. started on a low carb low fat diet. I lost 54lbs in the first 6 months. was soooo proud of...

Hya everyone, just wanted to share this. I had my 1st 3 month check up this morning, obviously I haven't got the results yet but my experience just blew me away. :D I was expecting the nurse to tell me I was doing it all wrong, last time I spoke to her she insisted that I eat starchy carbs at...

Hya :wave: Well 3 months wait for the "education clinic" what a waste of an afternoon. :roll: After being told by my nurse that I would be weighed, have hba1c blood test, my feet checked etc, nothing. just a few people round a table chattering away. There was a chiropodist and a diabetic...

Ok how to put this deilcately :oops: I started with sickness and diaoriah (excuse spelling) last night, spent best part of the night in agony with tummy pains. up very early this morning still vomitting and ***. checked my blood sugar levels at 8am, wasn't bad 6.2. only drunk boiled water all...

:problem: Good afternoon all. Diagnosed 5 weeks ago T2. been low carbbing for 4 weeks, doing well keeping bg down. usually 5s,6s &7s I suddenly developed a rash right across my chest and down one shoulder. very very itchy, sometimes it's raised and red other times it's just there. went to see...

Just done my bloods 2 hours after breakfast. had 2 weetabix milk and strawberries. BS 8. this is quite high for me. looked on weetabix packet came across something called GDA no idea what this is so if you could help I would appreciate it thanks vonbon

Good morning everyone. I have only been testing my blood for 3 days, I'm doing well getting bs down, but every morning so far the readings are going up. is this normal? 1st morning it was 5.6. yesterday it was 6.1 and this morning it was 6.4 I'm only testing 1st thing in morning, before evening...

Hya :wave: I have been low carbing for 2 weeks now, but as I didn't have a monitor didn't really know where I was at. what would put bg up what wouldn't. so I spoke to my gp he told me he'd speak to the nurse next morning. so I sat and waited all morning for him to call me. by 2pm I decided to...

:wave: Is there anyone here Diabetic and have hydracephilis? Diagnosed type 2 just 3 weeks ago, not much info other than a magazine and a very brief chat with practice nurse. Have to say this site is amazing and has helped me a great deal. but there are other issues to deal with. another 8 weeks...

Hi. does anybody use a freestyle freedom lite or have used one. would be very helpful to me to have a little advice on it before I buy one Thanks vonbon1

Hi my name's vonbon, :D I was just diagnosed yesterday with type 2. I had had the usual fasting blood test and then the glucose one too. The fasting blood came back at 7 and the the glucose one at 13. something. I wasn't expecting that result as my gp had told me a few weeks ago that my blood...