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The Nurse has just put me on the pen, I wondered what other people think to this? Have you lost weight? Have you had any side effects? My main concern is the side effect which can cause tumours, has anyone heard of anyone that has had a tumour because of this. I know everything has side effects...

Doctors just rang about my bloods I had done last week. It's gone from 82 to 84, is this bad? It was a none fasting blood test...thanks

I watched the program the other night "fast fix, diabetes" did anyone else watch it? They had shakes for 1 month with great results weight wise, liver wise, blood sugar levels. Just wondered if anyone else has given this ago? If so what was your results like? I know it's going to be extremely...

Anyone tried the keto diet, im after doing a low carb diet, anyone know of any websites or Apps that might be of interest Thanks

I just wondered what peoples thoughts are about sugar free drinks. Take Pepsi max or Monster Energy sugar free drinks

Is being bloated anything to do with diabetes. Some mornings I feel quiet skinny and then soon has I eat anything I feel massive... No joke answers pls.

Just wondered, I'm type 2 with hypertension (undercontrol) I'm a kean Mountain biker and gym goer. I've bought some creatine but wondered if Now I should be taking it with two of my conditions.. Thoughts pls.. Thanks

Hey, I'm a diabetic type 2, I've just had the doctors ring me to make an appointment due to me having high Iron levels. Just wondered why all of a sudden this has come up in my latest blood test.. any theories? Or thoughts please.. thanks

Hey, 3rd discussion I've started today. Sorry if you saw the topic thread and thought your dreams had come true and was going to get a free monitor. Is there such a thing? Okay I've got DB 2 and when I asked my Doc/DB Nurse for a monitor they said I don't need one, now I know the docs don't like...

Hi Just wondered if anyone had tried the Juice Plus diet and what they thought of it. I've a few friends that use it and have lost quite a bit of weight just on the detox side of the plan, It looks like it works if you can prepare your meals in advance but the downside for me is the amount it...

Hi I took a 1hr spinning class for the first time the other day which was hard work but burnt a lot of calories. I took the class with friends and I'm the only one that is type2 diabetic. 2 days later I've had to call in sick at work because my thighs hurt so much I couldn't raise my legs, they...

Hey, I'm slightly worried, I'm going for a 12 mile hike around Mam Tor in Sheffield uk, I'm been asking what to take with me and the people I'm going with are saying mars bars and energy drinks, etc. is there anything that would give me the same boost I'm diabetic (type2). Andy

Hey Been on metformin for a few months now and everything okay, had one lot of bloods checked and all was well. Then three days ago I started getting kidney spasms, or what seems in the kidney area. Depending on how I bend or lay depends on the spasms. Has anyone else had these systems and is...

If Fatima has 5 packets of biscuits in one hand, and 6 packets in the other, what has she got? Diabetes. Andy

My wife recently found out she suffers from both diabetes and hay fever. I have tried to cheer her up by sending gifts, you know; flowers, chocolates. Andy

Confused.com. I'm looking a light mayo for a salad which are really high in sugars but low in fat, now the normal mayo is low in sugars but high in fat. But I'm supposed to be cutting down. Which is best Andy

I went to the doctors today to get my test results. He said, "I'm not going to sugar coat it" "Why not?" I asked, "Is it something serious?" "No, it's diabetes." Andy

Is there an App that will scan a food barcode and tell you if it's good or bad? I've just looked at a tin of Heinz baked beans which I thought was quite good to eat. Then I saw that the full tin has just over 20g of sugar (carbs). Am I over thinking what not to eat/ what to eat. My head is a shed

Can I ask, I've just started playing the game candy crush saga, will this effect my BS?

My wife found out in the post that she had diabetes. 3 weeks on, watching me eat all the chocolate and sugar I can stuff into my mouth and I still haven't the heart to tell her it actually said she's actually dyslexic.