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Initially, when i was started on Simvastatin, I think my cholesterol was in the low 6's. As i recall, my last test put me in the low to mid 4's. I thought a cholesterol level in the 4's was OK/normal, but they said I need to get it lower. [Edited to add:] I do also suffer terribly from "twitchy...

I had one done in Feb...they lost it. I had another done and with all the other questions I was asking, they didn't tell me. I think they said it'd got better, but only by a little bit. I asked about daily testing and getting strips on scrip and got a lecture on how T2's don't need to test...

First off, sorry if this is in the wrong area. My question is about my meds, so I think it does... I've asked my doctor about all this, and done a good amount of googleing, but now I'd like some "fellow sufferers" advice/experiences. Diagnosed May'10, current med regime is in my sig. Weight...

Thanks for the info, I will certainly be doing some digging... - I'm on allopurinol for gout (300mg/day), but I've been on this for years and have never seen such an across-the-board improvement with it. I WAS taking naproxen for a tendon problem I was having in my wrist, but that has also...

Hi, I was diagnosed type 2 a week ago wednesday. Since then I've been on a healthy diet, with maybe a small naughty thing every other day. I started on 500mg/day metformin last saturday. Since then my high blood pressure has rectified itself, my weight has gone down by 10lbs and I have stacks...

Hiya, I'm Neil, just been diagnosed yesterday. Hoping to make this thing a positive influence in my life: Now I've got the motivation to drop this extra 6 stone and get healthy!