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Wow I have a lot of reading to do here , but I am posting this first .. Ok I was diagnosed Type II last March , my initial fasting BG Level was 13.8 the Doctor put me on Byetta Straight away and 2000 Mg of Metformin a day and 20Mg Simvastatin at this point I was 20 stone 7 although I had...

Ah yeah simiular so maybe the wife is right Grrr shudder the thought I was 46 Waist now im 32" and 12 -10ish , but you would think if its because of the old natural thermal layer ive lost wearing think al;l wool socks and fleecy waterproof socks yesterday I would have retained some heat but nowt...

@Bedshapped I was the same when I was in the 20+ stone bracket I never got cold but them I was 88% sugar lol , I'm on Meds two injection a day and 5 Pills , managing 100 miles aweek on the bike well not this week just cant go out again in that cold :( only managed 59 but I guess I gotta be...

@Bedshapped ill look those Gloves up I have a pair of wind stopper gloves they dont work and I also got a pair of waterproof winter gloves that my daughter uses on here bike and say they are great , but dont work for me :( thanks @WhitbyJet Well I'm off to the doctors on Wednesday for my...

Hi , just wondered if anyone can advise me if there is a way or something I can do to keep those hands and feet of mine warm , I'm a keen cyclist and right now I want to be out on my bike but Yesterdays ride proved to be to cold for me .. I just cant keep the feet and hands warm at all , Ive...

Ah well thought I would drop a line , I was Diagnosed in March with Type II a few weeks before my Birthday and its the best present I have ever had its completely changed my life and my quality of life is now 10 times better .. My BG level on Diag was 15.4 and Ive never been above 8 since(my BG...

Looks like I maybe never took double I've felt fine since , my memory is really bad these days, had my 1st ever flu jab today. Thanks again

Thanks that put my mind at ease earlier .I did a BG test at around 10:00am it was 3.6 but I was feeling ok had a rich tea biscuit :) .. I dont usually test around that time so guess 3.6 could be normal as I eat every day at 10:30 .. cheers Dave

In a rush I meant I may have taken 2000mg instead of 1000mg And my 10mg of byetta thanks

Hi can anyone give me some advice , I think its possible that I took my morning does of Metformin twice 20 I may have taken 2000mg instead of 100mg within the space of 15 mins between each 1000 I also take 10mg of Byetta , if I have doubled my dose what should I expect to happen if anything at...

I was Diagnosed in March as type II my first Hbac1 was 11.3% and three months Later 5.6% and that's down from 127Kg to 99Kg .. My original reading I got from a friend that prompted me to got to the doctors was a BG Level of 15.4 , and my reading from the Doctors after 12 Hour Fasting was BG 15...

4.2 this morning just about to take my byetta now and have some cereal , busy day today lots of manual work

I checked my BG this morning just after I got up , and it was 4.6 , a high BG test for me these days is in the 7's .. I have a little see me through the night snack at 9:00pm and this seemd to work for me. I do not really test that often now as I seem to have leveled out if I feel a bit off I...

To be Honest I think I recall being told to fast , but when I got the appointment today its very vague just has the two dates for two appointments and asks for a early morning urine sample . But then I thought to myself do I still take my morning meds as that wasnt mentioned for sure the...

Thanks for that Roxy looks like I may have to wait till Monday to speak to someone at the Doctors

Hi just got an appointment for Blood test at my Doctors , I remember the Nurse telling me I would have to Fast for 12 hours , but now I'm wondering about my Medication , within a 12 hour fasting period I would only have my Morning meds .. Which would be my 10 Does of Byetta and then 100mg of...

Hi , I can only speak for myself , I have just finished my first 10 dose Pen changed on Tuesday and after going from the 5 dose pen to the 10 I noticed no changes at all no side effects .. I did a Test with the pen first time nothing hardly came out 2nd time a full jet of byetta , I hadn't...

I'm still only on my second Pen Injector of Byetta , I have already lost 26Kg in the time I started taking Byetta and Metformin .. I was having a Problem with my Levels dropping in the evening I had a 3.6 3x 3.8 and a 3.7 , it freaked me out so I asked my Nurse as I was just about to go on the...

Hi Just a Update Happy Easter all , I moved up to the 10MG of Byetta last Sunday still no side effects apart from feeling a little sick now and then .. My diet is spot on I know have lost 3 stone in weight since the beginning of march , and I'm sure a lot of that is down to the Byetta :) .. I...

Well just an update , today was my 4th cycle ride and by far the hardest , I met up with 3 riders from my old Cycle Club , they are all fit as can be , and there was me lol .. I didn't manage to keep up the pace , but one always waited for me if I dropped back , but after riding 8 miles to get...