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I was told that Victoza and insulin together is not recommended. I spoke to my GP about it on Friday and he said I can ignore any phone consultations and just attend the clinics. He agreed with me the attitude was poor and advised that if the nurse spoke like that to me again I was to tell her...

I've been having some awful problems with my team, and apart from one lovely nurse who I rarely see, I feel seeing them is not helping me in the least. I agree a plan with my GP which he likes to give a few months to kick in, so we can see if it is doing anything long term with my blood sugars...

I would go with the GP, especially if they are the diabetic lead in the practice. My GP is the diabetic lead in the practice, therefore he is the one who knows what works with what, etc. It can be a trial and error thing to find right dosage and which tablets to take, but the only thing that...

Re: Have you ever had mental health issues related to diabet I get periods where I get very depressed and low. Last period of depression saw me really grumpy and with a need to hit walls to get my frustration out. Saw my GP who was very understanding and gave me a course of anti depressants...

Using same needles, GP said they would work as I used them for my Byetta. Am going to see how I get on with it for next few days, if not will go and see my diabetic nurse at GP surgery to see what she says.

Been on Byetta for 2 and half years, doctor changed me yesterday to Victoza. Both injections of Victoza have drawn blood from my stomach where injecting it. I have injected Byetta with no problems at all in my stomach over 30 months, so why is injecting Victoza causing bleeding in the stomach...

Thanks for the reply. Just trying to get an idea of what it will be like, my grandad who is diabetic doesn't have insulin so can't ask him.

My GP has told me that I have run out of time on Byetta injections and will start me in May on insulin (think he said Novomix). I've tried to avoid insulin, but have accepted that I need to move onto it now to avoid kidney damage. Done some research on insulin on Google, and all of the results...

Re: Retinal Screening, do the drops make your vision blurred If you are talking about retinopathy screening, then the drops don't make vision blurry. They do however make your eyes sensitive to light. What I did last year was take a pair of sunglasses and wore them after the drops went in...

Been this way for at least 3 years. I forgot to go to my appointment for a med review and as a result had to make a sit and wait appointment to get my medication renewed and a prescription issued. People can suddenly have reactions to medications, or they may need the dosage adjusting so a...

50g at breakfast, 50g for lunch and then 100 for my evening meal. I wanted to try the 5:2 diet but my GP said it wouldn't be suitable for diabetics to do. Atkins is apparently not good either, and whilst I know carbs aren't good for me, I see no reason why I should drop carbs completely...

I was due to go in for an operation this week and when I went for my pre op assessment last week my blood sugar was 12.5, which they said was too high so I had to go and do a fasting blood test to see what that did. And guess what, it followed the same pattern I've had since being diagnosed as...

Thanks for replying, sorry for delay. Been having computer problems. With regards to medication, GP changed it because he agreed that the weight gain side effect of Pioglitazone combined with risk of cancer (didn't mention which one) meant that being on Gliclazide was better for me. He says...

So my Community Diabetes Support nurse wants me to stop taking Pioglitazone because of the weight gain effect. Fair enough. She then said she wanted me to start Gliclazide instead, but when I started taking Byetta I was told I couldn't have the Gliclazide. She then said she would call my GP...

Thanks for the reply, very useful. I'm going to be sticking to it as best I can this time, as I have been told if no drastic changes between now and my birthday in September I will be on insulin which won't help weight at all.

I am just about to embark on a low carb diet, finally got some decent advice about it and spent a fortnight working out daily carb intake to work out ideal level for me, which it turns out that due to all the rubbish guidance I had been eating roughly 350g of carbs a day. Will be cutting down...

Thank you for the replies. I did some calculating yesterday, and without weighing out everything to check what I've eaten over the last week, I think I can safely say that over a week, I am probably eating somewhere around 200+g of carbs a day. I have made an appointment to see a different GP...

I am a type 2 diabetic and I think I posted here ages ago, but then had net problems so never came back. :oops: Anyway, I had the results of my latest blood and urine tests last Friday and the HbA1c was up, I had it down to around 8.2 (which is still too high, but compared to the 40 reading...

With regards to the meter and strips: I asked my GP if I needed one and she said no we monitor it every 2 or 3 months with a fasting blood test. Re: the bleeding. Thanks for suggesting the Vitamin B12 deficiency. I looked it up on the Net and the symptoms fit with what I have been feeling...

I registered here ages ago with the intention of fighting the diabetes. I was given 2 months to change myself before they started the medication. Instead like a moron I buried my head in the sand. I am now on Metformin 500mg 3 times a day (1 at breakfast, 1 at lunch and 2 at tea) and just the...