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Wasp sting is alkaline, just put some acid on the sting to neutralize it, household vinegar will be suffice, For acidic bee stings use something like calamine lotion... Dear ol grandfather taught me loads during childhood.

A few years ago I had a series of kidney ops, being put under with general anaesthetic each time.,.... Upon this my bs levels had soared. The nurse told me this is normal after these type of ops...... Last month in April I had another kidney operation and the nurse told me bit later my blood...

For 2 or 3 years my eye scans came back with results of having background retinopathy and my blood sugar levels were gradually becoming higher, my reaction at first was that much as you are having.... The nurse kept altering my medications to keep up with it but to no avail.... However upon my...

Rub a tin of tomatoes into your skin... This is the cheapest and easiest way that sure beats paying out for all those creams and stuff. Spanish remedy.

It should usually be twice per day, 500mg morning and 500mg with evening meal. And of course ask your diabetic nurse or GP to have this verified.

I'll doubt if it's diabetic related. Looks like you've been squeezing a whitehead or it could be an insect bite. Check it out with your gp if you're concerned. Doesn't look like anything to worry about though.

Thanks everybody for getting back on this with advice and experiences. Looks like I'll be OK but must be extra careful with things. I'm taking 2000mg of Metformin and 5mg Linagliptin per day to help manage diabetes. I'll be getting into a more rigorous excersise pattern as well to help get the...

Upon my previous 4 or 5 eye scans, I've always had a letter stating no further problems but not this time. About 2 weeks ago I recieved the letter stating background retinopathy has been detected and I don't need treatment at this stage. I've looked on the Internet about this to find out what...

In the last 4 years I've had 5 operations whilst under General anaesthetic. Each time I came round the nurses take blood tests etc. The blood sugars are high for a short while which is quite normal after operations. During the pre operative assessments the nurses told me not to take certain...

Bananas are good for you as they have potassium in them, but not so good from the high sugar content point of view, about twice as much sugar as most other fruit.

There's no way I can see the metformin causing that. What else are you taking and doing?

When i was first diagnosed with type 2 i was put on metformin and changed my diet a lot to lower sugar and lower fat foods hence the sugar levels started coming down. After about 3 weeks i noticed my vision was also more blurred than before especially more noticeable when watching TV. After...

When i was first diagnosed with type2 early July 2014 my reading was 11.8%. Put straight on metformin at 500mg (1 tablet) per day which was slowly increased to 2000mg (4 tablets )per day. I also put myself on a crash diet of healthy stuff and ignored any junk food whatsoever Later that year my...

Fifteen months ago I was weaned onto a higher dose of metformin, from 500mg to 2000mg per day over the course of a four week period just the same as you. I found it gave me diarrhea and a lot of farting for a while. Then after a short while it all settled down so i reckon leave it a bit longer...

It's the same dosage i was initially given. It started on 500mg per day for first week then after four weeks i was shoved on 2000.mg per day with a weening on process. I have not been treating this diabetic thing kindly since Xmas period just gone. I'd strongly advize you not to follow my...

When i was first diagnosed with type 2 last year i was put on metformin and changed my diet a lot to lower sugar and lower fat foods hence the sugar levels started coming down. After about 3 weeks i noticed my vision was also more blurred than before especially when watching TV. After about...

Normal is 4 to 7, the average of that being 5.5 so i'd say they're fair to good readings.

I've a friend with mental illness that has taken that same drug olazapine for many years. A few years ago he was diagnozed with diabetes type 2 and subsequently put on metformin for a while. Now he doesn't take metformin for diabetes as he controls it with diet. He needs the olazapine because...

Mine is fine with that. Maybe i'm a hybrid that's been bumped up the evolution scale