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Message: <blockquote data-quote="carophie04" data-source="post: 414988" data-attributes="member: 36572"><p>At the age of 73 I was diagnosed with Type 2 and am at present on Metformin 2 x a day.    I packed up smoking some 8 years ago, have never been one for alcohol, and have always been careful when buying my food, although I do enjoy a sweet now and then or a cake or ice cream.  Yesterday I went to my GP following HB1Ac test (which was actually down from 9.5) and she said my BS was 8.3, my cholesterol 6.2 and my blood pressure very high.     My quandary is do I now, as she suggested, up the Metformin and lose control of my bowels,  deny myself those few treats I have been having,  go onto statins - which gave me severe cramp in the legs/feet every night and be a miserable old so and so or do I carry on as I have been doing and enjoy what time I have left on this mortal coil?    I am sure others must come up against making this decision and would be interested  for their views.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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