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    Hot!

    I actually get terrible hot flushes, I even rang my specialist diabetic nurse to ask if it was my insulin, she said it could be that my bs was either high or too low!
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    Night sweats

    Hi, I take metformin and at first I was really ill, but my doctor changed them to the metformin sr which are coated and do not upset the stomach so much. Plus because they are slow release you only need to take it once a day. Maybe worth a try also I used to have terrible night sweats until my...
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    Personal independence payment

    Had my assessment for change from DLA to PIP and was refused, applied for reconsideration, I got help from CAB and had letter yesterday still refusing I now have to decide wether to go to tribunal. It is not just diabetes I have long term mental health issues and take a large amount of...
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    How did you feel about switching onto injections?

    Diagnosed with type2 13years ago, managed by diet for three years then I was taking max dose metformin and gliclzide for nine years. Was referred to hospital diabetic clinic in April and put straight on to insulin (Lantus) four weeks later they added novorapid. I now inject four times a day and...
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    Why has my hair changed

    Hi, I was on tablets for nine years and changed to insulin three months ago. Still felt ill even though blood sugar control was better. I still take metformin Sr. 2000mg a day with Lantus solo and novo rapid . Had more bloods done and found I was deficient in B12 which is a side effect of...