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In reply to everyone, GPs are the only ones who have dealt with my diabetes and my online medical record still says Type 2. But I have pancreatic cancer and I guess that I'm still making insulin although there will probably come a time when I need insulin. Right now they don't want to prescribe...

I've just collected my 2nd prescription of just under 2 boxes. Got it from a small pharmacy 2 days after requesting it.

The last time I posted here it was mostly a rant as I'd just been told that I had pancreatic cancer, diagnosed so late that the most that could be offered was chemo plus taking care of symptoms. By that time I'd lost almost a third of my body weight and last year was told I had Type 2...

Thanks to everyone for their replies. I still haven't got my head around things yet and all the support people I was told would contact me haven't had time to even get letters yet. Yes, the NHS still uses snail mail for letters.

Thanks for the info on you Riva. At least you have been living with cancer for a year already. I probably don't have4 that long. I've known people with cancer including a good freind years ago who I was with when she went into hospital for the last time and she had a blood cancer that was...

About a year ago )or more) I saw my GP with stomach pain. I'd lost some weight but was trying to through diet and exercise. I actually saw the doctor face to face and was told I had IBS after some tests for stomach problems. Since then I lost a lot of weight and in late Autumn was told I was a...

I was given my first Creon prescription yesterday late afternoon and collected it at noon today. It was only 48 capsules though and nothing was said about a shortage.

The linagliptin was stopped as soon as I reported the problem and I had between one and two months with no meds, just diet and exercise. But the linagliptin didn't stop my HB1ac rising, just slowed the increase. I was off all meds for a couple of months and am now on Jardiance 10 mg. Before the...

I've never had cpeptide or GAD tests, they've never been suggested. I've not seen an endocrinologist either, because of my age it's assumed I'm type two. Because my hb1Ac has never gone above 57 when tested (diagnosed December last year)the fact that it went up from below prediabetes into the...

Apologies bin advance for a long post and if admins want to move to more appropriate categories they're welcome to do so. First, I lost a lot of weight within a year, up to 20 kg, taking me from slightly ovrerweight to close to underweight. During early investigations I nwas tested for hbA1c...

Jardiance has less side-effects although some of those you can get are nasty. It is also a drug that helps obese patients (non-diabetic) to lose weight although it's not licensed for that. But insulin can cause people to put weight on. According to my reading of trials it starts to work within...

It was a gp. I've never seen an endocrinologist and I get the feeling that it won't be suggested or offered.

I'd lost a lot of weight before diagnosis. I was also told that my hbA1c and finger-prick tests wouldn't give me symptoms, but I got them. I also have high blood pressure and albuminuria . It seems tht can be reversed with good bp and bg control, but I'm told I shouldn't eat a lot of protein.

I'm not on insulin but have early signs of kidney problems plus NP that varies between high and lopw. My bg does the same although it's a lot lower than when I was on steroids. My DBN said this med will make me lose weight *monotherapy) and if I lose much more I'll be underweight. Trouble is I...

Thanks for letting me know. According to MHRA studies it should be used as part of a soluble or triple therapy. Everyone is different and gliptins causing me to be covered in painful blisters is a very rare side-effect to that group of drugs..

I was given lipigliptin when my hbA1c went from 50 to 55in a couple of months. I was given no diet advice, no advice really, just told to eat a balanced diet. Then the hives and blisters caused by the lipigliptin, was given a powerful steroid cream and next test I was up to 56. My last hbA1c was...

As I'm a newbie, if this is in the wrong place please can admins move it. I was diagnosed with T2, hnA1c of 47 rising to 55 by early autumn and was prescribed lipigliptin whish caused bullus perigould (autoimmune blistering) and was taken off it., last August and was told to try and reduce it...

It was helpful as I'd kept away from burgers thanks to all the 'junk food' media. Now I've found Tesco have one that look good judging by the label but it's their 'finest' range of course.

It was a long time ago and I think it was out of a packet. I rarely meaure ingredients if I know roughly what the measures are, but I've always wondered what a US 'cup' is and never thought of looking it up. A baked cheesecake might be risky for me. Cakes and pasty always sinks and bread is...

Just started on diet but want to gain weight. Been off steroid tablets for almost a week and can't do much exercise due to weakness and foot pain. Yesterday: Breakfast Eggs, 1 slice wholemeal bread, water Lunch Greek yoghurt, raspberries, dark chocolate Dinner sausage, small omelette, 1 slice...