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Dont forget you need a referral to obtain a prescription. GP cant prescribe it.

Hi Sarah - the GP Practice is not behaving well! Should a receptionist deny you an appointment? Definitely not! It sounds as if you might be a candidate for the drug I've just been put on - a GPL - 1 a weekly injectable drug called Trulicity / dulaglutide. It can only be prescribed by Community...

What do you mean advance/ retard? Not a term I'm familiar with? Sitting in the early morning sun while it was still cool, I was reflecting on how well I felt compared to even 2 months ago. So for me the maximum doses of Eplenerone, Forxiga, Ivravradine and Sacubril/ valsarten plus Bumetanide as...

Starting Trulicity Since being prescribed a whole host of new medication for dilated cardiomyopathy (heart failure), my diabetes type 2 has become very difficult to control. After 22 years of first metformin and then the addition of gliclazide the cardiologist prescribed dapagliflozin. The...

Ugh! 10.2 this morning..How do you achieve these results above? I'm on Metformin 1000mg x 2, Dapagliflozin 10m x 1, Gliclazide 80mg x 2 Blood Glucose goes up at night markedly. I use Nutracheck to see precisely what effect the food I'm eating has in terms of category/calories with a 1400...

Cardiologist was very keen on it, gave me my first prescription but the GPs could not cope with what they called a new medicine. Not so new! Methinks the pandemic has interrupted their continuing education! It is recognised that some of my medications raise Blood Glucose. I like you took a...

I've been a well controlled type 2 diabetic for over 20 years. Alas I'm now in heart failure at 73. It seems as if a couple of the cardiology drugs are making my blood sugar worse. For the first time in my life, I'm a perfect diabetic diet wise. No sneaky sweet things, carbohydrate consumption...

Try food processing white cabbage to a rice shape consistency, serves as rice and takes no time to cook. Can keep a stock in the fridge for a couple of days in an air tight container. Or Courgetti - you will need a spiraliser.

Great to hear from someone on the same drugs and who has achieved considerable weight loss! Gives me courage. My blood glucose results have worsened after taking both dapagliflozin and entresto. No longer in the range I indicated more 8 to 14. Latest GP has said he'd rather my blood sugars ran...

Type 2 diabetic

What a fascinating thread! I'm a type 2 diabetic, never had a HBa1C higher than 7. Mostly between 4.9 and 5.5. I've recently been diagnosed with heart failure and now take several medications - dapagliflozin and entresto that reduce blood sugar and increase the likelihood of hypos. Now my GP is...