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Thanks John. Have ordered a free meter. Very nice people. Regards.

Hi. Can anyone recommend a first time easy to use Blood Monitor. There is so much bumph out there its so very confusing?? Best Regards, Bernard.

Hi Tony. Was treated for this last year, had an infusion. Didn't have restless legs as a symptom though. Thanks anyway. Bernard.

Hello. Been on this site for a long time and never had to ask advise. I was diagnosed with type 2 over 10 years ago and have managed it well, however these last few days have been strange and perhaps someone may offer me an explanation. Firstly I do not test and have recently had my 6 monthly...

Hi. I was doing some patient blood monitoring 10 years ago and decided to do my own. Shock horror I had the Big D Diagnosed type 2. I was not overweight had no symptoms at all and still don't to this day. Whenever I read or watch health related media, Diabetes is mentioned, its no longer an...

Hello. Thanks for the reply. I have checked online and the new dosage is for max 20mg Simvastatin and probably 5mg of the Amlodipine. So back to the gp on Monday. Thanks.

Hi All. Qick question. I take simvastatin 40mg and Amlodipine 5mg. My gp has upped my Amlodipine to 10mg. Am getting burning sensation to the front of my shins. Anyone else had this problem or related ?? Best Regard, Bernard.

Hi. Got my sccript for (Metformin Hydrochloride) took it to chemist.They refused to give it to me as Glucophage and advised me to try another chemist. This is a very big pharmacy!!!!. So undaunted I returned to my GP immediately told him they were quite rude and matter of fact about the issue...

Hello louiseb. Thanks for the only reply. Ive been in touch with my docs today and I can see him in 10 days, thats a laugh. So the reception got my problems. Seems all requests for metformin are sent to the chemist as (metformin hydrochloride) and its upto them to dispense what they like. So Ive...

Hello. My precription is for Glucophage 500mg SR. Two months ago my wife picked up the script and was given Bolamyn 500mg instead of Glucophage. She was asured it was identical to Glucophage and just a change of package. As everyone knows chemists are forever changing packaging so so I continued...

Hello. I just got an e Alert regarding this drug. Nearly a month ago, France's drug authority told doctors to stop prescribing Actos based on a new study that links the drug to a slight bladder cancer risk. Actos is in the same class of drugs as Avandia. So, for the same reasons that there are...

Hi. Diag type 2 6 years ago on Metformin SR 500 3 a day and Actos 15mg. Woke up early morning very restless could not get back over. I got up and felt confused and rather unwell not able to settle down, legs trembling feeling that I needed to walk, didn't know what was wrong with me and felt I...

Hello. Given the recent press on the diabetes drug Avandia. Should I stop using pioglitazonen ? Regards. Bernard.

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi Again. Been on the Byetta injections for 9 days now and the nausea seems to be a lot less however this dinner I noticed lots of red bruises/marks at the injection sites on my abdomen. Is this common?? or is my darting to heavy?? Anyone else had problems with this. Regards.

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi Cugila. I saw the DN because my a1c was 7.5 7.6 over the last six months. I told her that the Metformin had made me ill and that I had dropped 500 of the 1000 I was on. She asked me had I heard of Byetta. As a nurse I had researched my T2 and Byetta which was very...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi Cugila. Just read your reply. Byetta is being prescribed in local hospitals and this has spilled over into GPs. I feel like a queue jumper now. (GP is flying in the face of all the recognised precribing advice for your treatment.) Perhaps the GP does not see me as...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi Cugila. The Metformin is the slow release and I have been on it over a year. It was only when it was doubled that the problem started, bloating, cramps, trapped wind, nausea and a feeling of being quite unwell, I tolerated this for a month but stopped the second 500...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi Cugila. Thanks for your advise. I think my problem is I dont eat breakfast, My first meal is at lunch and consists of probably some soup and a couple slices toast, or a sandwich. Maybe I should try and eat more at lunch. My BMI Is only 26 so on Byetta I could get into...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hello. Been on Byetta 5 now for two days and its weird, Being an ex nurse its something you do to others sticking pins in!! Put the first jab in yesterday an hour before food and felt sick before I ate. It took three hours to clear my system but I did feel better, the...

Hi. Not been on for a while but thought I would ask this! Three months ago my hba1c was 6.4 and the nurse put me on another 500mg Metformin SR. This made me feel bloated to twice my size. plus I got trapped wind and a lot of gut pain. I put up with it for a month then dropped the extra 500mg...