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It became a family joke when I was a teenager that I had 'Eat Me' written in insect language on my forehead! I was always bitten first and the most out of all the family. I was diagnosed with T2 when I was 48. Now 53 I use antihistamines regularly, which do help a bit. I was very much...

I'd like something in the press to say something that not all people who become type 2 are overweight (I wasn't). My sister just told me she is now borderline and she isn't overweight either.

6.4 first thing and forgot to take my metformin yesterday!

I was fit and active and not overweight before being diagnosed with type 2 I did both yoga and pilates weekly. My type 2 seems to be caused by polycystic ovarian disease, a well known side effect of pco. 18 months after diagnosis I developed a prolapsed spinal disk and now have degenerative...

My nurse took me off Met SR because I'm in the 5.5-6.5 range but I had to restart it after 4 days because of the severe headaches. I used to get them years before diagnosis and no-one could work out why. Started Met SR and hey presto they went away. Must have the SR though otherwise I couldn't...

Type 2 affects people who are obese and take no exercise. I hear this a lot on TV, I have type 2 and am normal weight and have several energetic hobbies. I've only had to stop them because of a prolapsed disc. Type 2 from Nov 2011 1X 500mg Met SR

I am type 2 diagnosed Nov 2011 and was told on my Desmond course I didn't need them and that testing should be left to the medical profession, so I have never mentioned it to my nurse or GP. I bought a meter online and buy my strips from ebay! On my last hba1c the GP didn't tell me the numbers...