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    Metformin has it's bowel drawbacks. It has got better over the past year. Still suffer from...

    Metformin has it's bowel drawbacks. It has got better over the past year. Still suffer from constipation/diarrhoea but it decreases as the week go on. However, wind occurs very often hence floating stools do happen.I am never sure if this is the drug or my complete change of diet
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    Metformin and side effects Help!!!!

    What strength of Chromium Picolinate are you taking on a daily basis? The normal tablet strength here is 200mcg.
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    Dr Mosley and the diet that reverses type 2 diabetes.

    My GP did actually tell me that losing enough weight may allow my body to function normally again, but he certainly didn't promise that it would. So I'm losing weight with no unrealistic hopes of the outcome. I absolutely believe that my diabetes can be controlled, but I do doubt that it will...
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    THINNING HAIR

    I have not noticed any problems with my blood stats since taking the Complex Vitamin B.
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    THINNING HAIR

    I noticed my hair thinning on the crown of my head about 2 months in from starting Metformin and I was worried that there was becoming more hair on my brush than on my head. I mentioned this to my doctor and he said that he had noticed this amounst his patients. He believed that this may be...
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    Poll - side effects from statins?

    I have an update on this situation. Since stopping Pravafenix (about 6 weeks ago) and continuing with the diet (low carb 1500 calories max per day) I have now just had a new blood test. Colestrol HDL was 45 mg/dL (2.49 mmol/L) and now is 44 mg/dL (2.44 mmol/L) Colestrol LDL was too high to...
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    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    B - One slice wholemeal toast + half a bannana with Sri Lanka cinnamon L - Three wholemeal biscuits D - A glass of Gazpacho (Cold soup) 100 g turkey stir fried in extra virgen olive oil with tomatoes / fresh ginger Steamed spinach, broccoli, courgettes Table spoon of steamed...
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    Moving on to insulin

    My sight suddenly blurred complete with other symptoms drove me to a doctor who (after blood tests) told me I had Type 2 diabetes. He gave me a very low carb diet sheet of a max of 1500 calories per day. My glucose level was 315 mg/dL (17.48 mmol/L) with high Colesterol and Triglicerides. Not...
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    Poll - side effects from statins?

    I took Pravafenix (pravastatin 40mg and fenofibrate 160mg) for 8 weeks. I suffered terrible back pain. This got so bad I could not stand for more than 3 minutes at a time. I have just stopped taking them and the pain is reducing rapidly. However I am on a medically approved diet (very low carbs)...