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Hi All Just wondering if anyone else had experienced the return of metformin side effects after taking the drug for several months. I started with metformin in March and suffered all the usual side effects which calmed down after a month or so. Ive been experiencing them all again however, for...

Hi all Ive just finished my 2nd week on metformin (now at 1000g divided into 2 doses), Im still experiencing nausea although that has improved but my biggest issue is constipation and a lot of stomach cramp pain. Should i persevere or give up now - increasing dose tomorrow to 1500g and in...

Thank you everyone for your replies. I think I will try to distance myself from her and keep things on a less personal level. She doesn't understand the difference between prediabetes, and diabetes that is diet controlled. She frequently tries to give me biscuits or cake if we meet for a cup of...

Hi all A neighbor and friend have commented that she doesn't believe I can be diabetic as I am on no medication as it is diet controlled. She says that I should not consider myself as vulnerable either ( in a COVID sense). I'm looking for someone to validate my situation and possibly give me...

Hi all I'm a type 2 diet controlled diabetic (managed this for 7 years now) and I'm due to have my gallbladder removed in a few weeks and this week had my pre op assessment. I have just been phoned by the pre op nurse to tell me my random glucose was 13.1 and my hba1c was 7.2. At present I am...