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    Stress and this condition

    I work with homeless on a refief basis ( doing 24 hours shifts at a time) I had a really scary night on Saturday..I lost control of the whole thing..I just felt so weak and scared ( tis a very scary job anyway :( ) I felt as if my body temp was going mad...shaking, sweating etc//I never slept...
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    Cant stand it..E-mails from this site

    I clicked on setting NOT to recieve any and still they come :x I DONT WANT THEM grrrr
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    Is this normal ??

    I get up at 5.45am..do my work ( walk miles etc) I just have a coffee. At 9am I have breakfast and the metformin pill ( up till this stage I am brand new..feel great) As the day goes on I get more sluggish..by evening meal time ( 6.30) I feel unwell and often just cant eat much..I have a light...
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    Does anyone know if Saunas / Spas

    etc is a problem for a diabetic?? I love places like this ( especially on holiday) I dont think my body is reacting so well to them now. Any thoughts ???
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    Sometimes I just feel like saying

    Bu**er it :oops: :cry: ..I tried so hard..my last 12 week readings running at 8.8..I get so tired of it all..am I alone?..I have lost weight..I do loads of walking ( cant do gym now, due to deformed hands with athritis)..I have no meter..I may be handling this all wrong :oops: I was a cook (...
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    I knew it!!!!

    attended the clinic yesteday and asked about a meter..NO NO NO..I was told type 2 diabetics did not need one..I was also told in no uncertain terms that I would NOT get a prescription for the strips :( We have no support group where I live :o .. So looks like I just blunder on. Thanks for listening
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    Feeling better

    Think this new Metformin is kicking in :o I am NOT so tired ( not falling asleep in afternoon) The tingling mouth thing is almost away. Not sick any more. :o I am learning ( slow) that I must eat little and regular to keep myself stable. By Chove..I think at last I am starting to get my head...
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    Why do I get tingling lips

    ONLY since I started this metformin ( week 2) and only in the evening..starts at 5pm and goes on and off all evening. :?:
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    DUH..spot the idiot

    It made me laugh :oops: :lol: :lol: hope it gives someone a smile. I do a bit of homebaking..Today I used sweetner instead of sugar..WHY did I not read the packet :oops: :oops: ..I breezily added 4 ounces to my cake ( it had asked in recipe for 4 ozs sugar) The cake is in the bin..The...
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    Can anyone advise me..Metformin

    :evil: I started on the ONE pill on Monday ( 850mg)..I had been ill with a virus type thing for a few days up till then. I slept today from 1pm till 4.30pm..I am so dizzy and tired., I feel sick I ate..breakfast ( scrambled egg on seeded bread) an orange midmorning Lunch homemade chicken...
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    Confused and bewildered

    :roll: I have levels running at ( on 12 week checks) at 7.5- 8..is this hgh :? I am sad to say I am not accepting this diabetes very well at all. I am on my 3rd lot of meds ( started today) I went on glizicde ( sp) at first last February ,,I kept taking really funny turns ( took one in Docs...