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    Does anyone get recurrent thrush? - Anonymous Question

    Hi there Indeed as said below by Elc, one of the many joys of being diabetic! My first year after being diagnosed was having recurring continuous thrush. Very depressing :thumbdown: Canesten 1mg didn't help anymore after a while, my GP referred me to the sex clinic where I got Canesten 3mg...
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    type 2 diabetes

    Thanks all for the replies!
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    Leg cramps & Metformin?

    My experience: I started getting nocturnal leg cramps more and more the last 5 years or so (probably parallel with my blood sugars going up more and more). First I took the night cramp tablets you buy over the counter from the chemist, those didn't help much. Often I had to get up at night and...
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    long term fed up diabetic

    Welcome Eva. I understand the frustration and anger very well!
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    type 2 diabetes

    Thank you Grazer. I'm new here and my GP and nurse belong to the clan of "you don't need a monitor since we do a blood test", but after reading this I just ordered a SD Codefree on Amazon. Never had it, but I was wondering if Type II patients can get Hypos and Hypers anyone?
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    Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

    Hi everyone My name is Bart, I was diagnosed with Type II early 2011 at age 39 and take 2x 1000mg Metformin daily. I am originally from Belgium but moved to the UK in 2007 after falling in love - that answers the question further on - with my current wife. We live in Wigan, Lancs, no...