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I took tramadol following an operation. I was on it for around 5 weeks and suffered dreadful side effects when I came off them. I was anxious, couldn’t sleep, crying all the time, feeling sick. The GP said it was withdrawal. I didn’t taper them off just stopped after 8 a day! Side effects...

I use them about once every 2 months. This last time I also used the mobile app, which i prefer to the reader Abbott supply as I feel it gives more detail. I’ve had 1 fall off after 2 hours (Abbott replaced free of charge) and 1 fall off after 7 days ( also replaced free of charge. I’ve...

I’ve just booked a routine appointment with the diabetes GP for 11th June. Never seen him before but the DN couldn’t answer one of my questions and suggested I see him. To be fair I’m away next week for 2 weeks so the appointment was at my convenience. Not sure he had any earlier ones, although...

My last trigs were 1.6 but it wasn’t a fasting test. They are done now with my HBA1C so none fasting. Total 5.9 so probably not bad as none fasting.

My GP surgery classes me as diabetic as I had 2 fasting blood at 7. However the Endocrinologist said I was prediabetic as my hba1c was only 42. My last hba1c was 38 but I know from Infrequent testing my fasting bloods are 7. I don’t have dawn phenomenon I seem to have foot on the floor...

Batch cooking. If I make chilli or casserole or meatloaf, I make enough for several meals and freeze. That way I get the convenience of a ready cooked meal when I need it. I also make a chicken thigh dish with leeks and mushrooms and make enough for 2 meals. I also buy some ready prepared cuts...

Quoff I believe is how they get money for these sorts of things[emoji16]

Quoff I believe is how they get money for these sorts of things[emoji16]

I’ve just been to the dentist with a broken tooth (I am very nervous about the dentist) I too am currently wearing a libre sensor and my blood glucose shot up whilst I was waiting. I put it down to the sweet potato and butternut squash( soup (home made) I’d eaten about an hour earlier - which...

Mine always rise before breakfast (DP) I can wake to it in the low 5s but it can rise for a while For example yesterday I had an endoscopy and had to fast so had nothing other than water for 13 hrs. I haven’t been testing since my last hba1c was 38, but the hospital tested at 9:30am and it was...

I have a cousin who works for Pfeiffer pharmaceuticals - said he would never take statins, quote if you had seen the research..... unquote

My retinopathy screening is done at Specsavers! I get a letter each year (December) with a list of opticians where I can book

Mine rises once a move around. If I scan my Libre just as I wake up it will be lower, but as I get up, dressed etc, it can rise 1-2mmol before settling back down over the next 30-60 minutes. I am insulin resistant (PCOS and type 2) so I always have the dawn phenomenon

Kidney stone springs to mind. Although you often get microscopic blood in your urine with a stone but urinalysis will identify that

I think my drs dread me as I go in with notes and always knows what I want. If I think I need a referral I will ask for it, but I will have done my research first so I can show why it’s appropriate. I know money is none existent in the nhs but if you have a good argument why you need something...

Through use of a libre monitor and finger prick testing, I’ve learnt I do not tolerate wheat at all. I can (although rarely do, it was part of testing to see what spiked my bg), ice cream, cake, chocolate with little effect, although I only had small amounts. Anything wheat based sees me spike...

I can’t remember what the urologist said now other than the stone was made of oxalates, but I’m sure he mentioned it because it prompted me to Look up foods containing high levels of oxalates and I reduced these for a while, but do eat more of them now but I have to say I don’t eat almonds. I...

Almonds are the worst. 2 years ago I had a 1.5cm stone removed by laser. I never want to go through that again. It took the surgeon over 2 hours to remove all the fragments after he blasted it with the laser and I had kidney pain and bladder problems for over a year!

Anti depressant side effects are often dry mouth

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