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So it has been just over a week since I stopped taking Metformin, I have reduced carb intake I.e. No bread flour products no weetabix porridge etc.. Bacon eggs for breakfast ...cold meat chicken salmon cheese for lunch or supper not processed meats etc dinner meat and lots of veg had my bloods...

Hi Lucy so sorry for all you are going through at the minute but don't give up I'm new on this forum I've been diagnosed t2 for 14 years now and I know how you feel re random pains appearing anyplace thrush is definitely another **** symptom of diabetes and high sugars I am on Meds for...

Thank you Oldvatr really good advice

Thanks Daisy1 [emoji1]

Thank you Rosanne01 I ve had my bloods done and should have results by the end of next week in the meantime I plan to cut down on my carb intake to improve my bs I've probably depended too much on the Meds to do the job for me it can only get better....right?....[emoji33]

Thank you all so much I will certainly look up all your links and take on board your sensible advice it is very much appreciated I look forward to sticking around and start my carb cutting immediately [emoji76][emoji76]

Thank you for that now that I am no longer on the Metformin and hopefully the health issues will subside I will look into other ideas for food intake not involving carbohydrates unfortunately the clinic I attended wasn't very big on diet or carb counting or type 2 s in general just lose weight...

Oh and I didn't take the usual 1000mg of Metformin I usually do this was my GP s instruction as I just can't cope with the stomach discomfort and constant diarrhoea any more

Hi xfieldok thank you for the welcome! I had 2 weetabix unsweeted soya milk for break fast skipped lunch as I didn't feel very well the dreaded tummy issues 2 coffees dinner was a slimming world recipe for chicken stirfry with egg noodles and a coffee and 3 plain biscuits at around 7pm I took...

hi everyone I am new on here and I've not been on a diabetes forum before! I am looking for advice. I am type 2 for the past ten years and take aphidra and lantus insulins up until yesterday I also took 2000 mg of Metformin each day but because of worsening tummy and bowel problems my GP stopped...

Hi I have just joined and I am in Tipperary!