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Father is bus driver for 20 years - diagnosed with type 2 - afraid of losing job

Hello everyone, My father is a bus driver (city bus) who has been driving bus for 20 years now. He has just been diagnosed with diabetes type 2 and he is afraid of losing his job. Right now he is controlling his diabetes with diet and exercise but his doctor is telling him that he may have to go on...

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Strange (to me) Blood Glucose Reading, help please

I have DM1 and I have recently split my lantus twice a day because I was having high BG at the end of the afternoon, the last 4 hours before the next injection. I’ve tried to correct with bolus of rapid acting but I finished up having more night hypos! So now I’m on Lantus twice a day 10U at...

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Metformin and now Metformin Modified Release.

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I have been on Metformin for about a year now and I have had nothing but trouble with it.  I thought the side effects would have gone away by now, a long time ago, but I am still having a bad time with them.  I have diarhhea and have headaches from it.  I told the doctor I wanted to switch...

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What are the prescribing guidelines for metformin

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I am a diabetic type 2 and I haven't needed medication up to now.  I have been told by the doctor that I need to be on it now.  He put me on metformin 500 mg two times a day.  I think this sounds really high.  I don't think I should be taking 1000 mg of anything each day.  I don't even take...

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replacement of avandia metformin to actos metformin

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my doctor has changed ny metformin from avandia to actos. what is the difference between these and why has my doctor changed them?

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What are the different strains of metformin

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Are there different strains of metformin. My friend takes metformin but her tablets look very diferent to mine. 

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How much difference did SR metformin make

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Hi.I have a question about SR metformin and wonder if anyone has any experience of taking them? I have been taking regular metformin for the last 6 months but have had continuous stomach upsets to the point where I did not feel I could leave the house for fear of soiling myself. My doctor has now...

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metformin dose and effect

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My doctor wants to increase my dose of metformin. currently i take metformin 500mg three time s aday, but he wants to up this to 4 times a day. I have been really lucky so far and have not really suffered from side effects, but I am worried if the dose is increased I migght start to get some. If...

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5 weeks into metformin and still one problem

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I have been taking metformin for 5 weeks but I am still suffering with a really upset stomach. I need to keep going to the loo, which is embarrassing when I am out and about or at work. My doctor said that the initial side effects would wear off, but I am sick and tired of this ongoing side effect,...

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metformin and lactic acidosis

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I have been taking metformin for 6 months and it has left me feeling unwell, I have felt drowsy, dizzy, and breathless. My doctor has taken some bllod and the tests indicate I have Lactic acidosis. My doctor has now stopped my metformin. can someone please explain what lactic acidosis is and why he...

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