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Hi, I also found those huge metformin tablets difficult to get down! Whenever I went for a repeat prescription it always seemed to be a different brand and then one time it was a different SMALLER brand but still slow release. This brand is called Sukkarto SR by Morningside Healthcare and I just...

Hi, I have tried both the hi-lo and livlife breads and prefer the Livlife. It is slightly lower in carbohydrates but more importantly is thinner and therefore less “chewy” than hi-lo...but either is fine and means I can still enjoy a lunchtime sandwich!

The thing is, I did have excess weight to lose. I started off at nearly 14 stone so definitely in the overweight for my height if not the obese section...that’s why I don’t understand why the doctor would say that the wasn’t much point in losing weight!

I see from your levels that you still had to take metformin even when your BG was in the 30s? I find another problem with the different opinions of medical professionals is that there’s no consistent voice to help manage my expectations. I realised they were unlikely to be supportive of going...

Hello all, I was diagnosed with type 2 in May this year with an HBA1c of 118. Bit of a shock because I went to doctors to discuss what I thought were menopause symptoms (I am 54). I was immediately put on 500mg slow release metformin, upped to 1000mg after a week, ending up at 2000mg after...