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Hi, I was diagnosed 12months ago and have been struggling with tiredness headaches and wanting ro eat all the time. Saw a doctor who put me on metformin 500slow release once a day with breakfast. Been on it a week and so far no probs. Not feeling so tired and have stopped snacking. So far so...

Hi, You should defo go and see your doctor,or go to a walk in centre. They can do a glucose test for you. They do a blood test then you drink a glucose drink and wait 2hrs and they test again. This will give a good reading of how your body deals with sugar etc Do any self tests in the morning...

I am type 2, and not on any tabs except statins. My bsl has gone from Over 11 mmol to under 4 between lunch time and dinner is this usual or do i need to worry a bit Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I was put on simvaststin but had problems with leg muscle cramps, upset stomach etc. After a few weeks changed to prinvastatin and did not get any side effects at all. You may not have any bad effects with simva. but if you do, try a different one. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Been given insulin to inject - really scared and depress hi,i have type 2 and my surgery also had a nurse that told me i was going to die after blood tests from all sorts of nasty things,gave me a printed list of foods to eat and avoid and left it at that. my brother in law is a gp trainer...

I have type 2 and do not take Metformin as yet, but did get these leg cramps specificaly in the calves and feet. I was taking Simvastatins which also gave me other problems, so changed to Pravastatins. Since this change I have had no problems with these leg and foot cramps.