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  1. gally

    10.9 2 hours after dinner

    i dont tolerate pasta at all even the smallest amount
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    Sleepless nights because of pain

    thank you all for replying i am no longer on simvastin i am now on avortastatin but i suppose all statins have the same side effects i have been on statins for over 10 years and never suffered any side effects up to now i have a doctors appointment for next week still in agony and in terrible...
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    Sleepless nights because of pain

    Hi everyone I haven't been on here for quite a while but recently have been suffering sleepless nights because of pains in legs burning feet and really bad foot and leg cramps I was diagnosed type 2 in 2012 my blood sugar readings are said to be excellently controlled or so I'm told by my DN I...
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    neuropathy ?

    Hi, i havent posted in a long time i was diagnosed in 2012 and have continued a low carb diet since diagnosis i have excellent control however for the past four nights i have had weired feelings in my feet tingling sensations and burning and some pain at the bottom of my feet this only seems to...
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    can i ask to see a diabetic specialist ?

    hi daibell i read it here http://www.diabetes.co.uk/symptoms/polyphagia.html
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    can i ask to see a diabetic specialist ?

    Hi all , ive not been on for a while been going quite smoothly since i was diagnosed in 2012 still not on meds and being controlled by diet and execise, however went to see nurse last week she advised me to try 500 mg metformin although she says my levels are good 5.6 but simply because it...
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    would you go on medication just to get free prescriptions?

    Re: would you go on medication just to get free prescription Hi and thanks again for your replies yes i have been diagnosed with type two on diet and exercise only also on simvastatin and losartan yes my insurers do know of all my conditions i have paid for a yearly travel insurance premium...
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    would you go on medication just to get free prescriptions?

    Re: would you go on medication just to get free prescription Thanks for your replies it was more the travel insurance that i was worried about to be honest i love my holidays abroad and was worried that it might bump up my premiums somewhat i am due to go away for xmas and didnt know whether i...
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    would you go on medication just to get free prescriptions?

    Hi visited my dn today for my results and my 12 monthly check up she was very pleased with blood test results no change from last year good weight loss etc she then asked me if i paid for my prescriptions to which i replied that i did she then went on to ask me if i wanted to go on meds even...
  10. gally

    T2 & Dry-Eye Syndrome

    viewtopic.php?f=25&t=34284 this is an earlier post of mine but since getting my bg levels down to a healthy level i no longer suffer with this hope this helps
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    Advice please...

    The best thing youve done is jion this site .Nine months ago i was in the same position as you now bg levels are down to a acceptable level my cholesterol is the lowest its been in 12 years and my blood pressure is at a normal 80/120 and ive lost 2and a half stone in weight (just by lowering my...
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    A big pat on the back for me

    Thanks for your replies yes i am quite chuffed i cant quite believe it !! i didnt think i had that much willpower i do still treat myself now and again i cant resist a freddy frog bar every couple of weeks :lol: but i have totally changed my way of eating i used to have the most enormous pile...
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    A big pat on the back for me

    Just got my results from my check up im so pleased and so was my nurse blood reading down to 5.5 :D cholesterol dow to 4.5 (from 5.6) blood pressure down to 128/75 (having had continuous high reading for the last 6 months ) and total weight loss of 35LBS thank you to all of you for your sound...
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    travel insurence?

    Ive just renewed ours for a couple( my husband and myself) i have 3 medical conditions to declare hight blood pressure high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes also declared my husbands asthma went on money supermarket compared travel insurance got a quote for 78 pound 12 months cover multi trip...
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    tingling legs worse with nightmares ??

    once or twice a week i wake during the night with a tingling feeling in my lower legs it doesnt last long maybe a miniute or so its like a sweeping sensation my legs also feel hot it usually passes quickly and i drop off back to sleep but last night i had a nightmare and woke with the worst...
  16. gally

    how to cure toenail fungus!

    you might find this hard to believe but my cousin was given this advice :D http://www.ehow.co.uk/way_5181427_vick- ... ungus.html
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    E Cig

    Hi 6 of my close friends are currently using the VIP all have stopped using these the longest being stopped 3 months and are all doing really well none have had a cig since using them :D
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    Neuropathy

    Hi yes i have had it quite a few times not in my arm but have woken up with dead hands and like you i have to shake them to get them right mine also only ever happens at night in bed weired :cry: i never linked it to diabetes though i will mention it to the nurse next time i go
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    Legs

    Mmmm got me thinking that one about the cold toes i am not normally a cold person but just over the last couple of weeks i have noticed that my hands are constantly cold at work whilst everyones else is warm ive had to start wearing fingerless gloves also had cold feet didnt think it was...
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    Strange!

    My wellies leak :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: