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Hi, I've been on 1 x 500mg Metformin for about a couple of months now and have only been suffering very mild side effects but all of a sudden I have now joined the ranks of being afraid to venture far from the toilet. Could this be the Metformin?

Ps onwards and downwards [emoji4]

No @Chook the DN definitely recommended this site, she had it on her screen and read out the address for me to write down, but hey ho!!!!!

Had a callback from a GP at my practice earlier, following the advice from the week two lesson, check with your doctor etc. His response, I wouldn't do that. He didn't give me chance to say I wanted his professional opinion if I should not if he would. Then onto obtaining a meter on...

My thoughts exactly Bluetit1802 regarding the testing. So far am able to do without the chocolate, if I get a sweet craving at the moment I'm trying sugar free jelly and now having read a little about the LCHF, adding cream to that. Mostly my snacking urges come in the evenings in front of the...

The only advice I remember was to switch from white bread to seeded varieties, no more baked potatoes but can eat small new ones and cut out the chocolate which was the most difficult as a self confessed chocoholic. I learnt more from my daughter who had gestational diabetes with all three...

New here, first diagnosed 2015 with an HbA1c of 52 and given six weeks to reduce that with diet control,second result 48. Did ask about self testing but was told I didn't need it! Had my last results 12th May now back up to 54, put onto Metformin 500mg, one with breakfast then increase to two a...