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I was put on Metformin earlier in the year around February to help control my type 2 diabetes, but ended up having irregular heartbeats and feeling very sick on it, so it was stopped, and after a couple of weeks they changed me onto the slow release version, but the same thing happened after...

Well another opinion today from the senior GP and a better explanation and understanding of whats causing the ectopic heartbeat to become worse at times. Yes, im now classed as allergic to the Metformin, and one of the reactions is for my body to produce/release too much adrenaline all in one...

Thanks guys, well i have been to see the diabetic nurse today and she has taken me off Metformin as this was not helping with the ectopic heartbeat and the sickness. They have also found a UTI, so have got antibiotic tablets for that. im also due to see the senior Gp at the practice in the...

Hi, im a type 2 diabetes sufferer whos been diagnosed now for nearly two years, at first i was reasonably ok and diet contolled, then my blood sugars started to climb and i was put on ordinary metformin which made me quite ill with paliptations and ectopic heartbeats. I was then changed onto the...

Im having a few problems finding a medication that suits me, and my doctor has recently put me on Metformin SR, after having a bad reaction to ordinary Metformin. Im also Anaemic from suffering with fibroids, which cause me to hemorage at period time. Last month this made me suffer from ectopic...

Re: Metformin : How long before side effects start ? I must be one of the rare ones after reading through this thread, as Metformin made me really ill within 6 days of taking one 500mg tablet daily. I started off by just feeling generally unwell, weak and tired on about day three of taking it...

Thanks for that, i was about to go out and buy a spare, and i have just found out that they have gone back up to full price! Julia

I have the Accucheck multiclix to use with the Nano, and its brilliant. im the biggest baby out when it comes to having to stab my own fingers, and had stopped using my old machine that i bought from LLoyds pharmacy because it left my fingers so sore and you needed quite a large blob of blood...

Thanks for all your replies and friendly welcome, im off to see my Gp in the morning so hopefully she will start me off on an alternitive medication for diabetes, and write me a prescription for some test strips and lancets which would cost around £30 for a pack of 50 from Boots were i to have...

Hi, im Julz and im looking forward to reading and joining in with discussions here to share hints and tips on coping with Diabetes. I have been diagnosed with type 2 for approximately 18 months now, but was judged as 'boarderline' and 'glucose intolerant for the first year of that when my blood...