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    constant light headedness for 2 months now, Help !

    I wish you were right and maybe mu body does not want Metformin ! :wink: Thanks, I am trying to live with it but annoying when out in town. And not much confidence ...
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    constant light headedness for 2 months now, Help !

    anxiety attacks and diabetes I have had anxiety attacks after losing my mother recently and suffered from severe depression. I was put on Citalopram, but resisted taking it, but gave in to 15 days of 0.5 of Xanax when things got too much. Now, have tapered and finished it. Waiting for my normal...
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    Confusing Blood Sugars

    Hi Random, welcome to this forum, it is a great place to be as everyone is very helpful. your fasting BS level is a bit on the high side and I am sure once you start taking medication, with diet and exercise, things would be much better. good luck and start reading about low GI food, 30 mins...
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    Are oats porridge bad for breakfast ?

    Thanks Ian, been following your advice and eating cheese ... helps in emergency and when out and about ... I eat small cocktail cubes of cheese and carry them with me....
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    constant light headedness for 2 months now, Help !

    Thanks Synonym (( :) )) too ! ..
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    constant light headedness for 2 months now, Help !

    Thanks for your replies, really appreciated. You have inspired me to be more brave and face the daily troubles after all that you have been through. I am not on blood pressure med, it is usually around 94 - 100, and they mostly say it is normal. After my loss, I had 2 months where my pulse were...
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    constant light headedness for 2 months now, Help !

    No, only on statins, 20 mg. I have an average of 98 to 100 as BP, reckon it is normal, is it ?
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    constant light headedness for 2 months now, Help !

    hi, thx for your reply and sorry didn't get back to forum ... been depressed. HA1c was 5.4, and I'm still keeping off carbs apart from morning porridge. I feel the same before and after I ate. So, my readings have not given me a clue what is what ... Like around 4 p.m I start feeling a bit...
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    constant light headedness for 2 months now, Help !

    I was disgnosed 2 years ago and thru a battle managed to get my BG and cholesterol levels down and been on Mteformin 500 X 2 and Simvastatin 40 mg. Recently, my mother died and since then my BG has been all oevr the place. Did all sorts of tests and all came normal. I am living through hell...
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    Stopping medication

    Hi, I was diagnosed a year ago and used this forum to understand and make sense of what I could do with this condition. This has been great so far and I was able to lose weight and bring my BG levels to normal. So now, I have been taken off Metformin ( 500mg x2 - then 1x 500mg), Atorvastatin 20...
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    Flushed and feeling feverish, what is wrong ?

    Just wanted to tell everyone that I had a cold and feeling better now. Kept to hot drinks, diet and exercise. All well.
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    Struggling to lose weight

    For me the treadmill twice a day for 3o mins melted my kilos. I cut out completely on carbs, fat and fruits. Ate only greens, salads, and eggs. Later after kicking 10 kilos I introduced a fruit per day but only plum and some berries. I take cheese now. The trick is to exercise regularly. Good...
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    What is the best yoghurt to get

    I take low fat French Plain Youghurt, add a few berries and a sachet of Splenda ... sometimes a couples of chopped almonds, it is delightfully enough to fill in my sweet craving after a meal every now and then.
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    Flushed and feeling feverish, what is wrong ?

    In SE Asia, but have not been out in the sun. Have a sore throat and body aches, guess something is building up. Am keeping with warm fluids. However, do not feel too good to go on treadmill to do my daily walks. Thanks v much for your replies,
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    Flushed and feeling feverish, what is wrong ?

    No, not checked BS, and I am outside the UK at the moment. Have been with low carb diet, taking medications, etc, exercising ... and have had a flu jab a few months ago.
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    Flushed and feeling feverish, what is wrong ?

    Hi, I am flushed, have slight headache, and feeling feverish. Could there be something wrong ? Should I worry about it ? If yes, what can I do ? Thank you
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    Just how much does 500mg x2 of Metformin burn in 24 hrs?

    Hi, Just wondering whether anyone can say how much of carbs intake turning into sugar would 500 mg of Metformin burn/regulate the BG? I am on low carb - no rice, no pasta, no white sugar/flour stuff, no potatoes and root vegs, keeping low GI foods intake with an occasional half slice of brown...
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    light headed after eating, is this normal ?

    Thanks for all your advices. Really appreciated. I am no on daily testing as yet, doctor thinks I don't need it as yet. So quite confusing. I have not had any blood pressure trouble so far, however mostly on the low side as I am also taking Iron for anaemia. I had the same symptoms at the...
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    light headed after eating, is this normal ?

    I have had T2 diagnosed since December 2008 and I managed to take my medication, exercise and diet seriously and brought all back to normal readings. I was on 7.9 when diagnosed and have lost 11 kgs even since. I am still to lose another 5 kgs and it should be bang on with the doc's target goal...
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    Feeling suicidal !

    Hi Helen, Thanks ! I still feel like in a haze but things are getting more 'normal' now. I just moved house, so knackered. Trying to get my head around so many transitions around me. This forum is fabulous and with everyone's advices and words of encouragement, I don't feel that bad now. Just...