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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.

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 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.

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.

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...

Hi. I am t2. Just got swollen arm pits no reason noted. Wondered if this is common with others or not related at all?? Regards, Bernard.

Hey this is a bit of great news for us folk. The good old Diabetes.co.uk have done it again. First there was the Silent assassin, Remember him???? and now we got this. According to diabetes charity Diabetes UK, over 300 people with diabetes are admitted to hospital each week with heart attacks ...

Hi. Is there any reason why type 2s should avoid Glucosamine ? Ive started a workout routine that involves walking on my treadmill for 10 mins and I get a little hip pain. I retire this year and want to keep active, my hba1c is 6.5. Just wondered if anyone has come across this topic before...

Hello. Does Metformin aid weight gain??? My Metformin was doubled six weeks ago from 500 to 1000 daily because my hba1c had gone up slightly. My diet remains unchanged but there is a weight gain of several pounds. Type 2. only medication I'm on. Regards, Bernard.

Anyone seen the very large add Page 23 Todays Daily Express? DIABETES. BEWARE THE SILENT ASSASSIN. "The death certificate will say heart attack. It was really diabetes." The add is 10x6 inches. Made my day. Think we should all wear a health warning, it looks like its off a packet of fags.

Hi. Would chronic sinusitis or related catarrh (Infection) cause a higher hba1c result. My numbers have been going down for the last 3 visits over a twelve month period. Had this constant infection over the past six months, they have raised slightly 7.2 from 6.4. I have type 2. I wonder if...