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    Leg cramps & Metformin?

    hi i too get very bad leg cramps worse in the evening and middle of the night i am on metformin i wonder if there is a connection will be interesting to hear of anyone else with cramps :?
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    all alone

    hi just read your post really not soppy but very true this forum has helped me have a much more positive attitude on coping with diabetes and when i do feel alone i just read other posts with their problems, ta dawn :)
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    Carpal tunnel syndrome - painful

    hi yes i had carpel tunnel a couple of years ago the pain gets unbearable at times i used to wear a wrist support especially when i was on computer etc. it did help but eventually the pain got continuous so i gave into a steroid injection i had about three courses that was 2 years ago and ive...
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    Feeling alone in the world..

    hi bbb i do know exactly what you mean about feeling alone like you i have family but still seem alone, for instance have been to diabetic clinic not very good readings really struggle all the time,DN is very nice but seems to just repeat to me all the things that i know,then i come home and...
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    donate blood

    thanks for that noblehead i think i will have to have a check up before i know i am on 2xinsulin and metformin not very good control at present though, am getting there though ta for that
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    What is your biggest motivator?

    couldnt of put it better :!: :!:
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    donate blood

    can anyone tell me can type 2 diabetics donate blood?
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    What is your biggest motivator?

    just how i feel stevietone i really do miss the biscuits and cakes, but i really want to see my grandchildren grow up im 52yrs and dont feel ready to go yet how i see it you only have one go of life, :!:
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    need advice! insulin alone or insulin plus metformin?

    hi i am on 1000 metformin inthe morning and novarapid insulin 3 times daily, and levemir insulin 54 units in the morning , i did have problems with metformin at first but got put onto slow release tabs, never looked back since, but like we always say everybody is different , hope you get on ok...
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    Low Carb Recipes

    totally agree great thread that creamy cabbage sounds good will be trying that for sure other good ideas above that i am going to try just what ive been after some good ideas but not too elaborate ta :!:
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    working with type 2 diabetes

    yes thanks for that roydove, i was just talking to my husband about how i feel and like what you said he said i need to get myself on track again with my health but after 32yrs of working and looking after family im feeling like you said guilty, but im determined to get back on track and look...
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    working with type 2 diabetes

    £65 pounds :!: no one can live on that never mind eat healthy,
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    working with type 2 diabetes

    thanks iggy lil, that is just how i feel at times drunk so worn out like you said i wouldnt like to let anyone down if i got a job,my hubby like yours always tells me not to worry, but i do watching him get up early every morning for work,i just know how people manage though, i admire them...
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    working with type 2 diabetes

    yes thanks for that robinredbreast i have thought about it quite a bit im just really scared cause some days i feel so terrible (i know its when my sugar levels go high) the only kind of work i have ever done is a carer and that can be quite strenuous work, but i do think i need to do something...
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    working with type 2 diabetes

    no need to apologize Stevietone really i haven't been offended i was interested to know how people managed with their daily lives whilst managing diabetes , like you say everyone is different, some mornings i have to drag myself around my dog walk route but i know how good it is for me so i have...
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    working with type 2 diabetes

    well thanks for all your replies i should of mentioned i worked nights (12 hr shifts) 4 to 5 nights a week i just couldnt carry on , i do feel quite a failure reading your posts but i asked for them :!: although now i am considering finding out about any local voluntary work,along side with my...
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    working with type 2 diabetes

    at an average how many people with type 2 diabetes manage to keep up a full time job,i really would be interested to know :!: i used to work full time also i was a resident warden in a local sheltered housing estate which included middle of the night call outs, i had to give it up by the time...
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    Achy Legs

    thankyou for answering one of my medical problems i suffer with terrible aching legs have mentioned them to gp but he never mentioned it could be metformin i do find the aching easier when out walking my dogs, evenings when im sitting quiet they ache terribly , all the medication im on they all...
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    Typical NHS food plate

    i asked for my diabetic dietician to send me recipes recomended for type 2 diabetics low carb etc. which she did , she sent a weeks menu of main meals 2 days of curry (which i hate) Cuscus with vegs ,veg broth,spagetti bol with brown spagetti, i honestly can say i have not enjoyed one of those...
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    How to Deal With a Telephone Scammer LOL

    that was really hilarious i loved it :lol: :lol: :lol: