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Its really great, you end up totally f&%£ed up, I was diagnosed back in 2000 and didn't take much notice. Started controlling it by diet, then metformin and glicazide, then insulin. I didn't bother looking after myself and now I'm proper ******** up. Both my legs are shot, ulcers and...

Thanks everyone for that info. I spoke to my Db nurse at my gp practice today and she wasn't ver impressed!! What I have been advised is to halve the Glicazide and to reduce the Insulin down to 10 units and very closely monitor BM levels. So far so good... Darren

Hi All I have the following lovely complaints Type II Diabetes - Glargine & Byetta IV, Glicazide and Metformin Athsma - 2 Inhalers Hypertension - Amlodipine, Irbesartin, Ramapril and Doxazocin ******** Legs due to Motorcycles - Remedine, Celecoxib and 2 Ulcers (Right Leg 2 Years, Left...

Hi All I'm a type II and am on 160mg Glicazide, 1000mg Metformin both twice a day and 70units of Glargine. My GP refered me to my local hospital in order to try me on exenatide (Byetta), and said that I would take it along side th above medication, but the Hospital told me to stop the Insulin...

Breakfast usualy involves a couple of bits of toast, Lunchtime I try to avoid rolls and sarnies and have salads, meat &c. I normally have either Pasta or Rice with my dinner. The thing is I haven't changed my diet at all yet my Bloods have gone crazy recently Darren

Sure I was diagnosed Type II in 2001 and spent about a year controlling it by diet but in '02 I was put on Metformin, Pioglitazone '04, Gliclazide '05 after an emergency visit and stay to my local Hospital. Everything was fine until recently when for some unknown reason my BM's went from 3-7...

Hi All Reading the above posts I'm glad that my PCT - East Kent, is one of the more enlightened ones as I've never had any problems with getting hold of any meds. Also the GP practice I'm with are absolutley fantastic, my only regret is that I didn't register with them earlier!!! Darren

Hi all I'm new to the site as well. I've been a Type 2 for years quite happily taking my pills but for some reason it's all gone **** up and I've been on Insulin since last Thursday :shock: Darren