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@SaraJD I have 2 red marks - one on each leg. They were diagnosed differently by 2 specialists, but appear to be granuloma annulare. They are a skin infection caused by trauma to the shin (in my case mosquito bites. They are unsightly and are getting larger, but the medication so far has not...

I don't know why, but mine sometimes smells like sugar puffs - and I don't eat sugar puffs!

Hi dawnmc; i was prescribed statins in december, tho my cholesterol was not high, but haven't even tried taking them with the problems with the glucophage. Hi Daibell; i read something which said 20% of people experience gastric problems with metformin etc. thanks for the advice, i'll have a...

i've been diagnosed for some time and have been down the controlling by diet and exercise route (some success but eventually the hba1c result was such that docs wanted me to take medication) and was put on first metformin (which i could not tolerate at all) and then glucophage slow release (1000...

Thank you all for your replies. I wrote a reasoned letter to the Practice Administrator and got a very apologetic reply saying that they would consider the points I made at their next meeting. I haven't yet been to see the diabetic nurse who wrote the letter, but have an appointment to do so...

Thanks for all the comments and for making me feel like I'm not alone. I wrote a very calm letter which explained the situation and that I obviously couldn't have kept the appointment as I wasn't in the country. However, I have not received a reply to date...

I spend a large proportion of my time abroad, so was surprised to return home to a letter from my surgery's Diabetic nurse accusing me of not attending for an appointment (which had been made in my absence) In this (very haranguing) letter, she also mentioned that I missed an opportunity for her...

I have an underactive thyroid (takng 200 mg levothyroxine per day) and am t2 diabetic. I also have high blood pressure controlled with ace inhibitors. I have decreased my bg from 17.7 to 7.5 in one month on low carbs. The weight doesn't come off very fast (I've lost a kilo) which I put down...

I was diagnosed in January, so have now spent a month on a low carb diet and my fasting bg levels have come down from 17.7 to 7.5. (I've also lost a bit of weight too!) I've been keeping tabs on what I eat and alcohol intake. The acohol does't appear to make much differece to levels; the...

Hi, I've just been diagnosed with Type 2 and, because I was leaving the country immediately after, did not have much of an 'induction' by the doctor. He prescribed metformin and I got a free meter from the chemist and got a prescription for test strips. I must admit that I was terrified by...