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So... I am Type 2, I take the drugs (Metformin) and am mostly mindful about what I eat... and 6 weeks ago I even gave up smoking (30 or 40 a day). And now? I had some bloods done & got a call from the surgery. 'You're cholesterol is too high...' the nurse said. Oh. So the doc prescribed some...

So... I've just thrown up. Not - you might think - because of my meds; but with thanks to the over zealous brushing of my teeth, tounge & the roof of my mouth (I had a Balti last night); and lurking amongst the debri in the plughole (I'm SO sorry), was the tablet I took - my slow release...

Hi guys: had an appointment with a new DN last week... who I'm feeling dodgy about. We didn't hit it off. She made me cross... by denying me lancets & test strips; and suggesting that I don't know what a hypo is. The latter is after I described feeling dizzy, sweaty, shaky, trembly and anxious...

Hi there: met my diabetic nurse today... who on request, gave me a free blood glucose monitor. Yay!! However, she was unable to give me the test strips and lancets. I have to buy them myself. Which is tricky... because I'm disabled and on benefits... & the strips (so says the chemist) will cost...

Hi everybody: I write in the aftermath of the worst vomiting & tummy explosions that I've ever had :( Is this normal? I've been taking Metformin for nearly a fortnight now... and can only say it makes me feel like pants. Floaty, tired, gassy, grumpy ... aggressive even. Tearful too. Not to...

Hiya!! This is all totally new to me... but I've gotta confess, I've been what my doctor calls a 'non compliant' diabetic for at least two years... & only just started taking the meds (last week). Oops. Think I was in denial for the longest time... I suffer from bad depression too... so I...