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    AntiBiotics - any point avoiding with Diabetes 2

    Thanks guys, I appreciate your speedy responses. Just got an appointment first thing tomorrow morning....
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    AntiBiotics - any point avoiding with Diabetes 2

    I am on metformin and simvastatins and am 56 yo. I had a flu jab a couple of months ago but just before Christmas went down with the worst flu I have ever had. Day/Night sweats, aching joints/muscles. 3 days in bed but managed (just) to get up for Christmas lunch. For a few days afterwards I had...
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    Is diabetes causing erectile dysfunction?

    Thanks SweetGuy and Sue. Food for thought there. I like my doctor and don't really want to change - he looks for natural solutions to ailments: it would seem that few illnesses cannot be ameliorated by getting into your running gear and starting to pound out a few miles jogging. Maybe he thinks...
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    Is diabetes causing erectile dysfunction?

    I have been struggling with getting a proper erection for about a year. I'm 55, diagnosed type 2 about 18 months ago, on Metformin and Simvastatin. I cycle and exercise in the gym 3-5 times a week and have got my 3 month blood sugars down to 7, which my doctor is happy with. My doctor didn't...