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I hate the word 'Diet', The way I see it is we are all on 'A Diet' What ever we eat in a day is our 'Diet' for that day. good or bad, it's hard to change what I have done and eaten for the last 40 years. Gadget

Went to see my GP today and he thought he should check my weight, and I have lost 1 stone since September. that was a big shock as I was in the USA for three weeks and we have had Christmas. So being good with my eating is paying off. Will have to start a work out soon:eek: Gadget

Hi Guy's and Girls, here is an update. I got a call from my pharmacy asking me if was was okay with the metformin and it's side effects, I told him I was okay on it. I then asked him about drinking with it, He said why did i ask? so I told him about the info sheet and it said NO DRINKING he...

Here is what I found out, The signs of lactic acidosis are deep and rapid breathing, vomiting, and abdominal pain. These symptoms are not specific for lactic acidosis. The deep breathing (Kussmaul breathing), which occurs in other types of metabolic acidosis, arises as an attempt to reduce...

okay thanks guys & Girls, I think I will keep on taking the metformin but I will tell my GP that i am drinking ale with it for now. thank you all very much for the information Gadget

thank you for your help, my prob is I love ale and go to ale festivals, where I would have more than one drink.

Hi Mo, how much do you drink if I may ask?

Thanks Carol, I am thinking about not taking the metformin as when I do have a drink it's about 3-4 points at a time, I do not drink all the time but when i do i like a good one with my friends. My last drink was new years eve. not sure what to do, should I stop the metformin 3 or 4 days before...

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I have T2 and have been diet control for about two years now, my GP has now put me on metformin 500mg 1 tab for the first week 2 tabs for 2nd week and then 3 tabs after that, but I do like a drink of ALE. but the info that comes with the metformin said no...