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GP last week: "your diabetes is incredibly well controlled. It's actually TOO well controlled". Couldn't believe my ears! Cath

I've been Type 2 since January 2014. Although I don't post much (not too confident about the ins & outs) I visit daily & am always impressed by the wisdom & care given out. I hope someone will offer some thoughts to assist me. Currently taking 1g SR Metformin daily. Last Hb1 in March was 36...

Hi. I have had Bells Palsy twice. The first time I was 5 & the second time was when I was 12. Am 53 now so don't really remember that much about it. I know I saw a physiotherapist weekly & had to do facial exercises to encourage the muscle tone recover. Both times I recovered fully after about 8...

I had a 24 hour monitor on last week. I was dreading it but it wasn't as bad as I feared. You have to keep it on overnight though. I really didn't expect to be able to sleep but I actually did. Overnight it only inflated once an hour instead of every half hour. I was very stressed at the start...

Hi everyone . Am hoping someone will be able to offer their experience . I was diagnosed 11 weeks ago with an Hb result of 9.5, BG on day 13.6 and Cholesterol of 6.9. Am T2 Test repeated last week and results back as Hb of 7.0, BG on day 5.3 and Cholesterol 5.8. Am happy with improvement so...

Hi Henry. I was diagnosed end of January and was prescribed Metformin because I also have HBP for which I take other medication I was prescribed a low dose aspirin daily. Maybe I have been lucky but I haven't experienced that but diabetes and medication seems to affect people differently. I'm...

You guys have read my mind. I have had my best blood sugar day since I was diagnosed in January. This morning 6.7. Before lunch 7.1 and 2 hours after 7.2. Am really pleased with these. Anyway, had been debating with myself about whether or not to have a pancake with butter. Decision now made and...

I don't use a new lancet each test. I probably change them every few days because it does start to hurt a bit more. I use that as my key to change. Cath

I hope you are lucky and get one and some strips on prescription. If you have to buy these yourself, however, you are entitled to get them VAT free. You can get the form for this from the Internet. Cath

Sorry to hear you are feeling so unwell. I have been taking Metformin for 6 weeks which was gradually increased to 1000mg twice daily. I had a bit of nausea some days but not as bad as you have. I hope it settles for you. My practice nurse suggested to me when I was building my dose up that if I...

Thank you guys for making me laugh Cath

Thank you very much. That is what I'm hoping for! Cath

I was diagnosed 6 weeks ago and am pretty pleased with how my blood levels are coming down. Am on Metformin, am watching carbs and have cut out my beloved chocolate biscuits. I am testing regularly, although have cut it down to 4 times per day now which I am comfortable with though if I eat...

If I were you I would phone back and say you have to be seen today and will come in and just wait until a doc can fit you in (hopefully you could do that). I was diagnosed t2 5 weeks ago and my symptoms were very like yours. My doc had my Hb result back in 2 days and I started medication next...

Thanks to you all. Cath

A few days ago I had to change from Metformin tablets to the powder form as I was having trouble swallowing the tablets,even when cut. I take 2 1000mg sachets per day. I had slowly worked the tablets up to this dose & seemed to be tolerating it quite well. However, since changing to the...

Hi. I had to change from the tablets at the start of this week because I was having trouble swallowing them. The powder is horrible. My local pharmacy phoned up the manufacturer to ask if I could put some no added sugar diluting orange juice in it to make it more palatable. They said they had...

Thank you all for taking the time to respond. Much appreciated.

Hi everyone. My name is Cath, age 52, married to a wonderful man and have 2 fantastic kids. I was diagnosed 4 weeks ago with T2 after having lots of the usual symptoms and finally accepting that I really should go to see my GP to get checked. I had bought a BG testing kit and had varying...