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yes it is scary and for me, confusing. I've already been on metformin, 500 morning and 500 evening so they are just asking me to go on 1000 in the one morning dose. I too had problems with metformin to begin with but had no problems with slow release. Just not sure whether it is better to do...

I am type II and was diagnosed four years ago. Firstly on metformin then moved to byetta plus metformin. On byetta successfully for one year, went from 5mcg to 10mcg. Lost weight and HBA1C came down to 6. Travelled to Africa, started being sick after injecting, got worse, GP told me to stop...

I must be a bit dense because I can't seem to find any posts specifically about how insulin changed things for people. I know they'll be on here but not sure which forum to look on. Obviously if I search the word insulin it just tells me it's too common a word :shifty: I am about to go on...

I am type II diagnosed five years ago. Started out on diet only, then metformin which was increased and then metformin and byetta. The first few months with byetta were good. HBA1C went down and lost weight but then it seemed to slow down and stop working. Was put up to 10mcg but just made me...

Hi I am following a sugar detox diet for 14 days. I have been eating omelette for breakfast, a piece of wholegrain bread and cashew butter for midday. Vegetable juice later. Then cottage cheese, tuna, veg and avocado. Then mid pm a sweet potato then in the evening homemade chicken and veg soup...

I was put on byetta 5mcg along with the 500 slow release metformin about a year ago. I felt very sick to start off with but that went away then I went up to a 10mcg pen. I got really really sick on this so went back to the five as I was travelling to Africa. I was in Africa for six weeks and...

Ken my nurse told me to jab and it hurt yesterday in my stomach. I have now done four in total wey hey! but will push gently later today. I have to say the nausea has already kicked in but at the moment its bearable. I have been leaving it about 20 mins which has been fine but this morning left...

Thanks Ken, so glad you were here, really appreciate it. I'm sure it will become second nature but it all seems a bit scary first time! Lindax

thanks Ken, now my husband (who is used to injecting cows lol) has just told me to squirt out another dose into the air. This time a long stream came out as it did in the doctors. So...... It looks like I've given myself an injection but injected nothing in. is that dangerous? shall I just...

Hi not sure if any of you guys are around tonight as in a bit of a panic so will ask just in case. Saw the nurse today and got my pen demonstration. she used her demo pen for showing me. She showed me how to move the arrows etc and to depress the button into the air for the first time. Lots of...

I got my prescription from my GP on Thursday and next Wednesday I will be seeing the nurse at the hospital who will show me how to inject. So as my children would say ........ five more sleeps then it's Lizard Spit day :D Are there any specific questions I need to ask the nurse? They have...

Phew! 99 pages! it's taken me a few days, do I get a gold medal? :D Well after TWO YEARS of fighting with my GP who would only offer me Gliclazide or Insulin, I have finally been told I can start on the old Lizard Spit :mrgreen: My GP told me that Glic and Insulin were the ONLY options...

I am type II diabetic and I have other health complications unrelated to diabetes. I am forty two. I take metformin 500 slow release twice a day. My blood glucose readings are around 14 no matter how or what I eat. My GP put it up to 750 twice a day but it made no difference whatsoever so I put...

I was diagnosed a few years ago and have had lots of problems. I haven't been able to control my type 2 with diet alone (feel like a failure) and have been on metformin. I have just picked up my third lot of antibiotics for my third kidney infection in six weeks. My doctor has also sent me home...

Hello, new and overwhelmed. Just wanted to say hi :)