Hi
This is my first posting as a newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic. I'm waiting to attend my DESMOND clinic so, at the moment, everything is all new and a bit frightening. I'm a 53 year old and slightly overweight bloke trying to make sense of how I'm currently feeling and the first big worry I have is a constant tender scalp and headache. I have already been taking Metformin 500mg x twice a day for about a month. I noticed the symptoms began just after I started taking the Metformin so I assumed it could be due to the new medication and it was mentioned in the side effects so I stopped it for a week but still got the headaches and tender scalp and so I've now recommenced the Met.
I've read that you can get occipital neuropathy with Type 2 diabetes and wondered if anybody else has suffered the same symptoms. Basically - What did you do? Did it eventually stop? etc. Any advice would be gratefully accepted.
Thanks
Pete
This is my first posting as a newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic. I'm waiting to attend my DESMOND clinic so, at the moment, everything is all new and a bit frightening. I'm a 53 year old and slightly overweight bloke trying to make sense of how I'm currently feeling and the first big worry I have is a constant tender scalp and headache. I have already been taking Metformin 500mg x twice a day for about a month. I noticed the symptoms began just after I started taking the Metformin so I assumed it could be due to the new medication and it was mentioned in the side effects so I stopped it for a week but still got the headaches and tender scalp and so I've now recommenced the Met.
I've read that you can get occipital neuropathy with Type 2 diabetes and wondered if anybody else has suffered the same symptoms. Basically - What did you do? Did it eventually stop? etc. Any advice would be gratefully accepted.
Thanks
Pete