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Hi everyone, I have been type 2 for approx 15 years. Starting advice to control with diet - little or no control 8-9 years later started 1 metformin per day which has now risen to 2 metformin and 1 trajenta. I am now becoming aware of the seriousness of my situation and need to get s grip. My...

I am very interested in buying one of these but the cost of the sensors seems excessive. Am I right in thinkin that the cost of a sensor is £57 and that it lasts for only 14 days?????? CAN Anyone HELP?

Hi everyone I have type2 and am trying desperately to get to a healthy weight, which is what I have been trying to do for mOst of my life. I have lost around a stone but have now stabilised and I still need to lose another 3 stone at least. My problem is I do not know which way to turn as there...

Hello everyone So confused! I am typen2 and have lost about 2stone over last 12 months low carbing, good yeh! However, I have now reached a "plateau" and whats more I am ravenous for all the "bad" foods that I had previously happily given up like chocolate, potatoes, bread etc! I need to get...

Hi I am type 2 and take one metformin each day. I was diagnosed approx. 6 years ago and until last May I was diet controlled. Since then I have lost approx. 2 stone and am trying to lose a further 2 stone albeit slowly. Sometimes I feel really sickly and wondered if anyone had experienced this...

thanks for your replies. I have booked an appointment to see my GP next week and will report back with her response. I am going to ask her for the metformin SR though to see if it does reduce the side effects. I am also trying to reduce my weight and hope that this will have a positive effect on...

Hello My GP has also prescrobed metformin for as she said my BG was higher than accepted level. I have been diet controlled for approx 6 years. After starting the metformin I had stomach cramps and diahorea and on two occassions I noticed blood when I used the toilet, bright red and in the...

Thank you so much for your replies and I found the article extremely useful as no one bothers to explain these things to you on diagnosis. Like many others I was simply told to avoid sugar and eat carbohydrate and not to bother to much with testing, this is what I have been doing and...

I am type two diabetic and am supposed to be diet controlled. I must confess that i make little attemp to monitor my diet and eat chocolate every day as i have done all my life. I was diagnosed a few years ago and see the nurse annually and all has been well. However, i recently acquired a...