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<blockquote data-quote="Jjack" data-source="post: 823092" data-attributes="member: 174677"><p>i was told that I was diabetic type 2 late last year. I had a urine infection that wouldn't go away. I'd been seen by a couple of different GPs who I had asked if I could be diabetic. The answer was always no. Then I was called into the surgery and a Dr said the reason you are here is because you are diabetic. Shocked, upset, etc were just. Couple of emotions. I felt. The Dr put me on Metformin just 2 a day. Never been any good at taking medication and also being in denial I had really only taken 1 a day, occasionally 2. Over the months I've has a few of the side effects, eg upset tummy, excessive wind. The reason I'm here in the early hours is because I'm in excruciating pain. Over the time since being diagnosed I've been getting what were flu type symptoms, aches and pains. These pains would last a couple of days and go. But now for around the fifth time I'm in dreadful pain in my joints, shoulders arms hips and groin but especially my arms at the moment, I just don't know what to do with myself, I'm not sleeping at all. I tried getting an appointment yesterday but the best they could offer me was a phone call back or wait a week to see the Dr. The Dr rang me back, asked if I had a urine infection, which I don't think I do. His advice was to stop the Metformin for 6 weeks to see if this is the cause of the pain, and to see if the pain goes away and told me to contact them at the end of the 6 weeks and we would work out from there what to do. Is this the right advice? Taken paracetamol for the pain, not really helping. Sorry I feel like I'm waffling on but not really thinking straight with lack of sleep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jjack, post: 823092, member: 174677"] i was told that I was diabetic type 2 late last year. I had a urine infection that wouldn't go away. I'd been seen by a couple of different GPs who I had asked if I could be diabetic. The answer was always no. Then I was called into the surgery and a Dr said the reason you are here is because you are diabetic. Shocked, upset, etc were just. Couple of emotions. I felt. The Dr put me on Metformin just 2 a day. Never been any good at taking medication and also being in denial I had really only taken 1 a day, occasionally 2. Over the months I've has a few of the side effects, eg upset tummy, excessive wind. The reason I'm here in the early hours is because I'm in excruciating pain. Over the time since being diagnosed I've been getting what were flu type symptoms, aches and pains. These pains would last a couple of days and go. But now for around the fifth time I'm in dreadful pain in my joints, shoulders arms hips and groin but especially my arms at the moment, I just don't know what to do with myself, I'm not sleeping at all. I tried getting an appointment yesterday but the best they could offer me was a phone call back or wait a week to see the Dr. The Dr rang me back, asked if I had a urine infection, which I don't think I do. His advice was to stop the Metformin for 6 weeks to see if this is the cause of the pain, and to see if the pain goes away and told me to contact them at the end of the 6 weeks and we would work out from there what to do. Is this the right advice? Taken paracetamol for the pain, not really helping. Sorry I feel like I'm waffling on but not really thinking straight with lack of sleep. [/QUOTE]
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