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Yes, I do. It's mainly my left leg, in my thigh and shin bone, and only happens at night. The ache is so bad that it wakes me up and it is then impossible to get into a comfortable sleeping position. I am sure I read somewhere that it is a symptom of "carbohydrate withdrawal" but I have been...

And here is an update following my three-month blood test last week... The eggy burps and other issues which I thought might be a side effect of Sitaglyptin, have subsided, my Hb1aC has come down from 79 to 49, I have dropped 16kg but my cholesterol has gone up from 5 to 6.1. I can't control my...

Sounds similar to my situation. I am on 1000mg Sukkarto (metformin) twice a day and back in October, was put on Sitaglyptin as well, as my quarterly HbA1C was going up and up and up (68, 57, 48, 78, 79) despite a low carb/low sugar diet and the meds (I reckon stress was a big factor but my GP...

Thank you. Most informative and helpful! And above all easy to remember! I'll cut out the inadvertent bad stuff I was eating and report back in a month!

Thank you. Following the "getting higher" blood sugar tests, my thyroxine dose was reduced from 150mcg to 125mcg and as from this week, 100mcg. However, I am getting very mixed messages - my GP contradicted what the diabetic clinic specialist nurse said. For example, the nurse said that baked...

I have an underactive thyroid and high blood pressure (both controlled by medication) and was diagnosed with T2 diabetes last year following an HBA1C test of 68. I was put on 500mg of Sukkarto (metformin) once a day, increasing to twice a day after a month. I changed my diet - no sugar, low carb...