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I have noticed a definite correlation between having larger amounts of carbs than normal with severe cramps. On one or two occasions I had given in to temptation and had a bag of chips and found that I have usually had bad cramp on the same night. This is also true when I've had more than about...

Atorvostatin and Simvastatin both caused extreme calf pain for me and my mother.

I have got to the end of my 6 months trial on Victoza and the outcome wasn't as good as I'd hoped. My HbA1c came down by 12 points (11 required) but my weight only dropped by 1Kg (5% drop in bodyweight required). As I also suffered quite badly from side effects (Nausea, the trots etc) they...

I have been using Victoza daily for about three months now - I'm on a six month trial - if my HBA1C comes down and I loose 3% of my body weight, I will be allowed to continue. So far the HBA1C is down from about 89 to 72, but my weight has remained virtually constant. The main side effects are...

I recently started on Victoza and the hospital clinic gave out free meters to anyone who didn't already have one. I get my strips (one pot per month) and lancets on prescription from my GP

I now have three meters - my trusty old Accuchek Active, which I have had for years, a new Accuchek Aviva which I bought about 6 weeks ago when I started on Victoza, and a new Bayer Contour Next USB which I got as a freebie through Facebook. I decided, out of curiosity to try all three at the...

Rub vegetable oil into the paint - this will loosen it, and is non toxic. It can then be washed off with soapy water. It also works on your hands and is much kinder than white spirit.

I've been drinking several Pints of black tea per day (yes, really ) for the last 30+ years and it didn't prevent my T2 which was diagnosed about 10 years ago.