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    statins

    hi all ive been reding the posts about statins and one said there was a thread to read but cant find it..am interested as ive been put on symvastin..ever since ive taken them i have ache in shoulders and had to take painkillers .so ive stopped taking them..well thurs had a call to say my op was...
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    good morning

    hi my pc has been off for a while but its ok now i missed being able to read the posts..ive been for my pre op so fingers crossed this time thatit goes ahead the consultant said he didnt see a prob and if my levels are a bit high they would put me on an insulin drip before the op my numbers have...
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    no appetite

    well this is strange i dont understand whats happening to me,since ive been taking the metaformin ive lost my appetite ,im forcing myself to eat a yoghurt or a piece of cheese or a few nuts just so that ive something in me..when i was on the glcazide i was hungry and having hypos now im not...
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    running to the loo

    thanks tubs
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    running to the loo

    been changed to metaformin 500mg and constantly in the loo immodium didnt help so my question is does this get better or am i always going to have this..cant eat at the moment and just taking fluids
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    new doc.

    hi all...after alot of hiccups and incompetence ive finally got a new doc and hes brilliant..my fasting bood was good 5.2 and he said he is pleased with my management..hes taken me off glycazide and put me on metaformin for a trial month..took my glucolog and he grinned and said i only need to...
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    hello all

    thanks tubs i will follow that advice..i think somethings wrong as when i had my pre op check in nov the hosp rang me and told me my haic was 17 and i saw for myselfon the screen it was 7 so my op was postponed for nothing im not happy i can tell you
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    hello all

    went for my fasting blood test today ,when i eventually got into the nurse she proceeded to have a gossip with a colleage then after i said i feel very weak she said oh i cant see on screen that a fasting blood was requested,,i lost my rag a bit...told her fine i will go home and can you explain...
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    Fallen off the wagon

    i fell off the wagon too..am ashamed as i was doing so well..the day after i felt bad as in tired and blurry eyes so it really wasnt worth it..back to low carbing today and feel better already..nearly went in the biscuit barrel as truoble with daughter,,who reckons as shes not twenty till feb...
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    bit late but merry xmas

    hi all hope you all had a good xmas..mine was okay went to my sisters who piled my plate up with all the stuff i couldnt have and then moaned that i left most of it..and commented that diabetes isnt an illness so i should forget about it! well after that and then the rest of em picking at me i...
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    morning all

    hi not been on for a while got a tummy bug so everything went a bit weird..my numbers were high and i realise that was cos i was ill..am better and settling back to normal..keeping low carbs but dont know why im still reading high..im at clinic week after new year and am going to ask about...
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    hi all

    havet been on for a while the pc has been broken but up and runing now...well alls going well now im still sticking to low carbing and its doing me good,,my diabetic nurse doesnt want to see til the new year and then do a fasting bllod again..suppose thats so i dont pig out over xmas..the only...
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    good news at last

    ive just been for my second clinic visit..feet checked they were fine blood pressure normal and the nurse looked through my logbook and said my readings were excellent..ive got them down to 407 highest 6.8...its been hard work and ive been sticking to the low carb thig ..also lost 5lb so am...
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    Just being nosey - where is everyone from

    im from aylesbury buckinghamshire
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    WORD ASSOCIATION GAME!

    epidural
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    god day today

    Re: good day today oops bad speller meant good daylol
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    god day today

    good day today.been good and althugh found it hard to resist temptation i work in a shop with all the sweets and chocolate staring at me...i just nibbled fruit..i went to wh smiths and got the little gembook of carbs which has really helped..and ive worked out now this testing thing..if my...
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    first trip to clinic

    went to the clinic for the first time.was given a meter and loadsof leaflets my reading was 10.6 which was two hours after meal nurse said was ok..i asked why i was put on medication straight away and she said the doc wants me to be blasted to get me fit for my hip operation...well came away...
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    new and confused

    yes thats what im on glcazide..went to work today had porridge then mid morning a banana wholemeal chicken sandwich for lunch and lots of water..im also on ramipril for blood pressure which ive been on for two years no problems with that its always ok..any way went to see my sister at three o...
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    new and confused

    hi im new here went to a pre op assesment as im having my hip relaced i had the other one done 7 months ago and my blood glucose was 7.5 so went again for fasting blood 2 days later and it was 7 then dos and shes put me straight on tablet...have to go to a clinic in a weeks time..i have been...