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Haven't been around for a while, been ill and lost a lot of weight. Which has benefitted my diabetes t2, level average hovers around 4.5 on one Metformin am/pm. No white bread few potatoes, pasta, two main meals and more snacking on fruit nuts etc. Bit of exercise daily. Here's a pic of after...

http.www.healthyeating.org. Lots of natural sugar in semi skimmed milk.

Had gout before diagnosed with T2, take Allapurinol 2 tabs every day for the gout and 1 metformin morning and night. Anything that contains Purines is bad for gout.

Have the dreaded diarrhoea under control at the moment. Pretty sure they were down to wrong type of carbs, slow release way to go, rather than Low carb high fat diet. Used to have a lot of dried fruit and nuts for breakfast, no info on packets to read , so didn't consider the very high...

Hang in there Annb, getting rid of most carbs doesn't work for everyone I know. Maybe swapping to slow release carbs gl bread and the like would help. I'm 76 and diagnosed earlier this year, quite a shock so late in life. Hope something works for you, after all you've been through. Sent from...

Had visible eye floaters for quite a few years. Been short sighted since a teen, after a long stay in hospital. Long Sight just went. Suffer a bit from flashes whilst suffering non headache migraines. Had a retina scan a few weeks ago all ok including pressures. Earlier this year, eye test...

Thanks everyone, good advice. I'll have a word with the nurse, been the source of all my diabetes info before I joined this forum. Seems trial and error is king, finding how diabetes and medication affects each person differently. Diarrhoea gone for the time being, hope it lasts. Did start on...

Is Imodium any use for controlling Metformin diarrhoea problems. Diagnosed early this year T2, 4 metformin a day at first now 2, still get the runs. Had diarrhoea the last 3days took an Imodium tablet and a couple of Rennies seemed to have stopped it, or was it just luck

Does using Imodium, to control diarrhoea work, or is there a reason not to use it. I'm on metformin 2 a day, was 4, but dropped down after the first couple of months of diagnosis. Had diarrhoea right from the start, then it lessened, but came back right out of the blue, when I was feeling very...

Hi notned, you certainly had a traumatic intro to diabetes. My scenario was for weeks I'd suffered dry mouth, eyesight blurring(got new specs), generally feeling unwell. Went to the docs when dizziness after showering forced me to lay down on the bed soaking wet for a few minutes(high blood...

I'm new too 10 -11 weeks. Had the violent headaches in the mornings, after my dosage was upped to 2x 500mgs, after breakfast 2x metformin 1 allopurinol(for Gout). 10 Mins the headache started, 2 paracetamol the headache eased after an hr or so. Ceased to have them after a week. Still have the...

Thanks Daibell, did notice they are advertising GL bread in our local bakery. I'll try that instead of wholewheat

Thanks Daisy1and mud island dweller, I''ll follow the links.

HI, I'm 11 weeks since diagnosed with diabetes, the ? is because no one has actually said 2 On 4 Metformin a day 2 + 2 Had the headaches, runs, tummyaches, and stomach cramps, bloats etc. Not too bad now. Prediagnosis.. Eye sight worsened, 2 perscriptions in 9 months, cateracts appearing, no...