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  1. Petaluk

    Low Fasting Bgs Levels, Type 2, No Insulin

    Hi all :) I wonder if you could help/ advise me, please? I have been following a LCHF diet for months now and it has really helped me, brought my fbg levels right down and helped me lose a lot of lbs. Recently, past 2 weeks, after a birthday meal (which I couldn’t avoid, I ate pizza express...
  2. sarahpench

    Metformin And Insulin

    Guys I’ve been type 1 8 years currently on novo rapid and tresbia...I have just been out on metformin as well..wondering what people’s experience are with taking both?
  3. milly7uk

    Hello And Advice

    Hello My name’s Shaun and I normally just lurk reading posts but I need some advice please. I’m a type 2 diabetic on Metformin 500mg three times a day, normally manage quite well but recently things have started to go wrong. I’ve had haematuria recently which was treated with nitrofurantoin...
  4. H

    Metformin Side Effects - How Long Do They Last?

    Hi, I know that this is probably the same as asking how long is a piece of string but any anecdotal evidence is probably helpful. So, I was diagnosed as Type 2 three years ago and was put on Metformin - 2 x 500 a day and didn’t have too many problems with side effects. I got my levels down...
  5. G

    Its Controllable - I Am The Living Proof

    This morning I received my blood test report- Hb1A1c of 40 6 months ago, it was something like 108. metformin twice a day, some minor dietary changes and a slight increase in exercise (10,000 step everyday (well nearly)). So its controllable, and now on to beat it. mick
  6. Lily 2

    Foot issue

    hi Sorry I keep asking so many questions but I don’t know who to ask with a drs appointment been a average of 3 weeks wait, tonight I noticed my feet are quite red, on the soles of my feet to about 2 cm up, the heel is the reddest part, I had a quick google as iv never noticed this before ( bad...
  7. R

    Stopping metformin?

    Hi all! I'm new to this forum so excuse me for any mistake I make. Just a briefly gext about me. I'm female, 18. I was overweight for long before I reached out and then I was just a little away from having diabetes type 2.(pre-diabetes) Just a background: it's genetic. My hrandma had too, it...
  8. A

    Counting Carbs: Can I eat whatever I want?

    Hiya, First time post, behalf of my mother. My mum has Diabetese type 2 for almost 20 years, and she has recently turned 62 years old. She has been on oral medication to control her sugar level, which is Metfomin 500mg and Glycoside 80mg. Like many people, my mum tends to eat the wrong food...
  9. Absxx

    Newly diagnosed one month in!

    Hi, just after some advice really. My blood sugar has been really inconsistent since starting metformin twice in the morning and twice in the evening I'm eating a low cal low sugar diet and go to the gym for 3-4 hours each week. My diabetes nurse has forbidden me to use a blood sugar monitoring...
  10. K

    metformin and Liver / gallbladder

    Good morning all I went to the docs last week , slow shifting cold, and some tummy discomfort. After a little poking, and after taking an arm full of blood, they think I may have a swollen liver from taking metformin, or may have gallbladder issues . Has anyone else had problems with their...
  11. Henmawson

    Metformin slow release and meal replacement diet

    Hi there :) I've decided the weight has to go today, so have started on exante meal replacements (ketosis diet) I've got prediabetes so just wondering if I should continue as normal taking a tablet in the evening. Cheers people.
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