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I am so pleased i asked. Thank you.

Hi. I'm on modified release Metformin, 2 x 500mg twice a day, but i am finding on occasion that they are passing through me without dissolving. Gross i know, but does anyone else have this problem? I do seem to get tablets from different manufacturers, and the cylindrical ones seem to be more...

My mate had it done under local. Good luck.

Thats a good start. I'm refusing statins as well, Cholesterol is 6.0, i'm eating lots of porridge and flax seeds hoping it will lower that way.. Good luck

was 122 at diagnosis in October 2012, 77 in January 2013. Today - 50. I am very pleased with this. Meds are 200mg Met and 40 mg sitagliptin. Low carbing(ish)

Be very careful with anything low fat, usually full of sugar which is the last thing you need. I could rant about this for ages - especially the so called healthy low fat yoghurts!!!!

I'm not sure how this has come about, i'm a regular blood donor, and don't get any of these effects, i did have a high reading post donation (in the 8's should be in the 5's at that time of night) but usually feel fine, just take it a bit easy on the evening. I would maybe get in touch with the...

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Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 6.6 this morning, after 11 hour fast. Best ever, a happy start to the day for me.

A large change in diet (portions and low carbing) and lots of gym work. weight down from 119 kg to 115kg, not that impressive, but christmas and a fortnight in florida in that time. Levels are better now, according to my meter (not supplied by doctors). Had issues with higher sugars after flu...

Hba1C down from 122 at diagnosis to 79 - this i am pleased about. Sitagliptin added to the 4 * 500mg Met i'm taking daily - not a problem. Simvastatin added - even though my chloresterol isn't bad, not sure about this - too many horror stories about side effects - any ideas?

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 8.6 this morning - my lowest ever :-)

Again, thank you for putting my mind at rest. It's a bit of a shock to the system having the condition. Andy

Thank you Anna Hope normality will be back tomorrow, feeling bad today, just lifeless, and bad stomach - the usual once in a while metformin day!! Can't get to gym which usually makes me feel better. Andy

I had a Flu jab at my appointment with my DN the other day, blood sugar has been 3 - 5 points higher since, on the same diet - is this normal? and how long will it last?

Sounds good to me...

The stem ginger ones, however nice they are, are much higher in sugar than the normal oatcakes. I use morrisons own brand (cos i'm tight)

Been there too, led to my diagnosis as a type 2. I got treated with steroid cream for a while (daktacort), but once started on Metforin and getting bloods under control, it's all gone, no mutilation, no more split foreskin, it's all good with the old fella at the moment.

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 4 weeks on Metformin, down from 22 when diagnosed to 14 this morning. Long way off good, but it's an improvement.

Newly diagnosed - straight onto Metformin. Asked Doctor re meter, told that the advise is not to give them out. After 3 weeks, check up with doctor, my Doc was sick, so saw locum - she asked me what my bloods were, and i said i'd not got a meter, she was horrified - ***?? i'm sure that the...