• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

Hello, new to the forum.

Schumigirl1

Schumigirl1

Newbie
Messages
2
Location
MARLOW,Buckinghamshire,England
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Dislikes
Pomegrantes, All cheeses, Coffees, Teas,Red meats, Water to swim,Sugar and sugar related foods,Being cold in the summer,Migraine headaches,Too hot days Bad tempered folk. Pain anywhere,.Any chocolates.
I do not take Metaformin no longer it has given me cramps with Diarrhoea so i am on Amlodipine its more gentle on the stomach i take this 1 a day at 5mg and i am doing fine.i was told my right eye is eventually going blind, i was shocked but i am coping ok with my son helping me i have not lost my independence.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum.

Amlodopine is a medication used for treatment of Blood Pressure.

  1. Amlodipine is in a group of drugs called calcium channel blockers. Amlodipine relaxes (widens) blood vessels and improves blood flow. Amlodipine is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) or chest pain (angina) and other conditions caused by coronary artery disease.
  2. Amlodipine: Drug Uses, Side Effects & Dosage - Drugs.com
    www.drugs.com/amlodipine.html

    Tell us a bit about yourself and how you are managing your diabetes. Are your eye problems a complication of your diabetes?
 
Hi. It looks like you are not taking any diabetes medication at all now? If Metformin causes you Diarrhoea then ask the GP for the Slow Release (SR) version. Can you let us know more about your last HBA1C blood test result or any other results if you have a meter. Are you having regular diabetes reviews with your surgery?
 
Back
Top