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I have been taking this in addition to other medications for 7 weeks now and I am sure it is responsible for me feeling almost unwell every morning. I am already not good in the morning. I am prepared to give it a good try but next week I have a hospital appointment at 10.50am which means my...

Is anyone on this medication. My Endocrinologist has just prescribed this for me, taking me off Empaglifozin. Any advice gratefully received, thank you.

I was put on Trulicity and many other diabetic medications in December 2017 when my sugars had gone out of control 12 months following the untimely unexpected death of my husband. We had been together for 48 years and had recently moved to Tenerife to grow old together and nine months later he...

Is anyone on this insulin? My doctor has just changed me from Lantus to this one and I start it tonight. I am on other oral drugs and Trulicity. Since moving to Tenerife in January 2016 and losing my husband of 45 years in October 2016, my diabetes has gradually gone out of control despite...

Have recently started Synjardy and the instructions are to take with food. I was wondering if anyone takes it without food - because I do not get going very early in the morning by the time I have eaten it is nearly midday before I take the medication, it would be much easier if I could take it...

Hi everyone Not been on here for a while but have recently moved to live in Tenerife and am wondering if there are any other members living over here? I have yet to register with a local doctor but may be needing more insulin before I am able to do that and am wondering how I would go about...

I will be moving to Tenerife in a couple of months and just wondered if there are any members on here who live in Tenerife :)

Hi Everyone, Am on my second 7 day course of Flucloxacillin 500mg x 4 daily - does anyone know if these affect blood sugars ?? I am struggling at the moment as it is and could just do without this. The tablets are due to an infected toe which is due to ingrowing toe nail - just because I...

I know this drug is very new but am wondering if anyone knows whether or not one is likely to get symptoms when stopping the medication? I have been on it for 3 months but it did not appear to be helping my blood sugars so stopped it last Saturday. Thank you

:)Hi everyone, Just thought I would let everyone know that there are problems with this machine and it's cassettes. For the past 3-4 weeks I have been using 3-4 strips every time I test as I kept on getting E3 and E4 messages and no reading. This morning it took me 5 strips before I got a...

Am 4 weeks on Dapagliflozin, 2 weeks on 5mg and 2 weeks on 10mg. As I have said on another post I am struggling and beginning to wonder if this is not working for me like it is for so many of you. I am writing to ask if any of you have experienced headaches? Until after lunch I have been...

Hi Everyone Have just returned from my GP and she has agreed to try me on Dapagliflozin 5mg - I asked for the 5mg to see how I get on. Has anyone else started on the 5mg or have you all gone straight on to the 10mg. My chemist has to order it everytime it is prescribed so I will not be...

Hi everyone, does anyone know if hot weather can adversely affect the bg meters? I am on holiday in Tenerife at the moment and the weather is very warm - mid 80s.

Apologies if I am posting this in the wrong forum - have been thinking about this for days so if another forum is more appropriate then please move it. I have lived with depression for most of my life and have been taking Amitriptyline for some years now - the prescribing of this medication was...

I have not been drinking diet drinks for many years now, sticking with mainly water and tea. However I have recently started drinking diet coke again during this hot weather and because sometimes I just get terribly fed up of water ;). What I want to know is can the diet drinks have an effect...

Can anyone tell me why if I take my insulin and do not eat my glucose does not come down?? I took my insulin at 6.30am today and 3 hours later no reduction in glucose so I ate 10 brazil nuts - insulin still not come down. What am I doing wrong? My insulin is Humalog 25.

I was hoping to find a thread on this but could not find one. I am seriously considering trying this but although I am type 2 I am on insulin at present and could do with some advice with regards to my insulin. On occasions I have taken my insulin and not eaten for a couple of hours and my bg...

I have decided to stop taking Atorvastatin to see if my glucose comes down and also I have developed a bald patch on my head. I have always had plenty of hair (female 62) but heard someone on the tv say that statins can make your hair come out. What I want to know is how long will it be before...

Just wondering if anyone has noticed hair loss when taking a statin, in particular Atorvastatin? I am nearly 62, female, and have always had a lot of fine hair but now I have developed a bald spot - well very thin at least - and I heard something on the tv last week about statins causing hair...

Am very new to low-carb and have taken great pleasure in having a milky coffee most days and I am wondering whether this is a bad move?? My sugars seem to be affected by the milk in a cup of tea let alone a milky coffee ! I guess I will need to give it a miss and see if things improve. All...