So few people seem to tolerate bog standard Metformin (pun intended) that I really don't see why GPs bother with it. Is it that much cheaper than SR ?
My GP and consultant are stellar but the nurses argh. Not just practice nurses but those in walk-in centre, hospital, clinics. Bossy, not as knowledgeable as they think they are, often downright abusive. It's never OK to restrain someone physically to get your point across, for example.
Even when I spoke to a nurse on 111 re: the cream recall, I got the tutting that I, as a diabetic had dared to eat it in the first place.