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  1. sparkyrich

    Worrying symptoms

    Hi folks, I started on Jardiance in place of sitagliptin a few weeks ago. Since then I’ve been having what, would to a Victorian heroine, be probably described as “attacks of the vapours”. Joking aside, I get dizziness, nausea and affected vision. One of those sit down or fall down kind of...
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    Drinks, cheers!

    Hi, couple of quick questions, if I may... Frankly, the taste of black tea and coffee is vile. I’ve tried so many times to get on with them (my much better half has drunk unsweetened black tea for years, yuck!) but it’s never going to happen. I appreciate lattes and cappuccinos are a no-no, but...
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    Burnout?

    Hi, I’ve been a member of the forum for a good while and I tend to drift in and out, reading lots but posting rarely. Thing is, I’m struggling. My hba1c result used to be a fairly consistent mid 40’s. 18 months or so ago it climbed to mid 60’s. My GP put me on sitagliptin in addition to my...
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    Confused about carbs

    Hi all, it's a while since I last headed down this road and, reading some posts today, I'm getting a bit confused. I'm almost certain that the mantra used to be "don't worry about total carbs, it's the carbs as sugars that matter". Today though I've read posts that suggest carbs are carbs are...
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    Back on the wagon

    Hi all! It's a long time since last I was around, to be honest I got heartily fed up of eating healthily and monitoring my bg. I'd had pretty good control at the time, but made the fatal mistake of looking long term. I should've known better. I tried for many years to stop smoking and only...
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    Prudhoe miners race

    One proud stepdad today! My stepson Steve won the miners race for the second year running (pun intended :-)). It's a beast of a thing, all up and down, no flat bits, and the hills are like mountains. Exhausted me just spectating!!! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Enough is enough! (Yes, it's a rant)

    Sorry to the easily offended, and even sorrier to the admin and moderators who'll doubtless be inundated with demands for this post to be taken down, my membership revoked and my family jewels to be slow roasted over a blow torch, but... Most of the members of this forum are good hearted, kind...
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    Asda repeat prescription service

    Or, in my experience, "Asda make you wait for your necessary drugs cos we're incompetent service". I naively thought that signing up for Asda's RP service was a good idea. At my old chemists they would order my repeat for me and I used to just waltz in every 3 months to pick up my stuff. Last...
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    Diet and BG readings

    Hi, into my third day on a variation of the ND (I make my shakes up to 500ml cos 250 doesn't touch the sides - only use the 2 scoops for a 250 shake though). So far my weights dropped from 132 to 128kg which is nice. My first test reading this morning was 5.4. At 9 o clock it was 5.2 and I had...
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    Carb confusion

    Hi all, I know this is a dumb ass question but... I've been having the linseed etc Bergen bread cos quite a few have said its probably the best. To be honest, I reckon my budgie would soon turn his nose up at it. Picking seeds from my fillings gives me something to do and takes my mind off food...
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    Forum problems?

    Any one else having trouble lately? I access the forum from my iPhone and its getting slower and slower to load. Also, when replying to a post, the cancel/ post screen remains till I press post for a second time then it goes back to the thread but I've posted twice. Sent from the Diabetes...
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    Levels and complications

    Having read several posts lately about blood levels, meters (or the lack of), hbA1c readings, legs dropping off and other such savoury topics, I wondered if anyone has done a little basic collation of data? Im T2, overweight, fairly active and try to watch my carb intake -although not very...
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    Last night's tv

    Did anyone see the programme at nine last night about the liquid diet? It was about a couple of guys who stopped eating "normal" food and just drank fruit/vegetable drinks that they made using a juicer. The weight loss was incredible - as was their apparent health gains, both of them coming off...
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    Health centre rethink

    Hi, been for my review yesterday and had to rethink my opinions. Previously the care has been mediocre. Not bad, just not as good as I read about on here. Got there yesterday to find a new DN assigned and suddenly discovered what diabetic care should be. She was helpful , had plenty of GOOD...
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    Spikes, carbs and hba1c..

    Hi, at the risk of showing my total ignorance (which I'm putting down to my age and conditions) I'd like to get my head round things a little more. Now, many people follow a low carb/ high fat diet which seems to give good hba1c figures AND good blood levels 2 hours after meals etc, I used to...
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    Spammy postings

    Maybe we should all go to the kitchen advertisers website and fill out their "contact us" form with spurious details. Might make them feel as frustrated as the rest of us!
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    Hba1c (or any combination, I always forget)

    Hi, I've been browsing the boards for a while and I've noticed a lot of people say they wait for a few days for their test results. At my surgery the DN whips some red stuff out of me, sticks it in a machine and...leeching! Within 5 minutes she tells me my results. Does this mean my health...
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    Change of statin

    Hi all, got a letter from the medical centre a couple of weeks ago saying they'd been advised by NICE that fat Yorkshiremen with type 2 and high blood pressure shouldn't be taking simvastatin. Apparently bits would drop off and crops would fail etc. Strange really cos I thought I was doing ok on...
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    burning, itching feet

    Hi all, anyone else have trouble with burning, itching feet? Mine are giving me problems today (and one day last week) and they're driving me MAD! I can't bear my feet being touched - I've all on doing my own toenails. The thought of someone else touching them gives me nightmares, so I've dodged...
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    Here we go again...

    Just when I feel like I've got my healthcare professionals trained... I was diagnosed type 2 a couple of years ago. The practice's practise (forgive the english) is to palm the diabetics off onto a specialist nurse. Sorry, it's to engage you in a regime of self-care using the latest guidelines...