New inmate on the block :~)

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The Ethical

The Ethical

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Hi all,

diagnosed type 2 December last year at the tender age of 53. I've just had my first 3 month assessment and I've managed to get my levels down to nominal!

The only downside is that something (medication, sweeteners or another unknown) is causing my IBS to flare up :~(

Anyway, it looks as if I'll be here for the duration and hopefully will make a few new friends along the way.


TE

p.s my main hobby is playing the guitar so I might bore you all with that occassionally.
 
Hi Ethical

well done on getting your levels down. Sorry to hear your other problems are flaring up. Ask as many questions as you want on hear.

p.s. playing the guitar is not boring, looking forward to hearing about it.
 
Hi there TE and welcome to the forum, good job on getting levels down to nominal , bore away i love playing the clarinet but no one knew till now lol.
 
Steff2010 said:
Hi there TE and welcome to the forum, good job on getting levels down to nominal , bore away i love playing the clarinet but no one knew till now lol.
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You are right Steff - I had no idea about your clarinet. Maybe when I get a 'cello again we should start a virtual orchestra or something 🙂🙂
 
rachelha said:
You are right Steff - I had no idea about your clarinet. Maybe when I get a 'cello again we should start a virtual orchestra or something 🙂🙂
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Sounds good to me pmsl.
 
Im in for the virtual orchestra not sure what I can play - triangle perhaps lol.

Welcome TE =) Hope you enjoy this place as much as I do =)
 
Welcome to the forum. Wondering if you are on metformin, thats seems to cause gastric problems in quite a few people so might be the culprit.

rachelha said:
You are right Steff - I had no idea about your clarinet. Maybe when I get a 'cello again we should start a virtual orchestra or something 🙂🙂
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Lol! I think we've done that before, Steff can you remember? Or maybe it wasn't here and I'm getting muddled
 
sofaraway said:
Welcome to the forum. Wondering if you are on metformin, thats seems to cause gastric problems in quite a few people so might be the culprit.



Lol! I think we've done that before, Steff can you remember? Or maybe it wasn't here and I'm getting muddled
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Done what nikki? started a virtual band?
 
sofaraway said:
Welcome to the forum. Wondering if you are on metformin, thats seems to cause gastric problems in quite a few people so might be the culprit.
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I am indeed on Metformin. I've just switched to Glucophage which is a slow release 750mg twice a day form. I'm hoping that things will improve over the next week or two.

Thanks to all for the welcome and it looks as if a virtual band/ensemble might be a possibility :~)


TE
 
Hi and welcome! Afraid I cannot help you with the IBS but a know there are a few suffers in the forum. I used to be a dab hand on the "air guitar" until I sold it on e-Bay!
 
The Ethical said:
I am indeed on Metformin. I've just switched to Glucophage which is a slow release 750mg twice a day form. I'm hoping that things will improve over the next week or two.

Thanks to all for the welcome and it looks as if a virtual band/ensemble might be a possibility :~)


TE
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I found it helps for me to take Metformin with food. I found taking my dose with the main meal of the day reduces the side effects. You could see what your doctor thinks about it.

You might also want to consider backing off fatty foods and high starch carbs for a bit to see what is upsetting the Metformin. Slowly reintroduce them to see what triggers the reaction and you will know what to avoid.

Hope that helps.
 
brightontez said:
I found it helps for me to take Metformin with food. I found taking my dose with the main meal of the day reduces the side effects. You could see what your doctor thinks about it.
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My GP suggested taking mine with breakfast and evening meal so I've been following that advice.

brightontez said:
You might also want to consider backing off fatty foods and high starch carbs for a bit to see what is upsetting the Metformin. Slowly reintroduce them to see what triggers the reaction and you will know what to avoid.

Hope that helps.
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Luckily I'm not a fatty food person but I have increased my carbohydrate intake since being diagnosed. I'll try your plan of cutting out and re-introducing. Thanks for the advice.


TE
 
Hi Ethical, welcome to the forum.

I suffer from colitis but strangley Metformin has never caused me problems although it is well known for upsetting your stomach. Hope your IBS settles down.

Just a thought the sweetners you take could be what is causing your IBS to flare up, Sorbitol which is in a lot of 'sugar free' products and sweetners is known to aggravate IBS.
 
Hi Ethical and welcome

I had a couple of bad weeks when first started taking metformin but now seems to have settled down, must be one of the lucky ones!
My daughter has been learning to play the guitar for just over a year now so i could be coming to you with all her questions because i dont have a clue!🙂
 
Hi TE, I'm a similar age to you and have had IBS for about 12 years. It flared up badly (you know what I mean !) when I started taking the ordinary Metformin on diabetes diagnosis some 18 months ago but the slow release version has made a great difference and it's all calmed down again now.

Good luck with your own progress - you seem to have done very well so far.

The virtual band is something I will just have to sit and listen to I'm afraid as I have no talent at all in that direction although I love music.😱
 
The Ethical said:
My GP suggested taking mine with breakfast and evening meal so I've been following that advice.


Luckily I'm not a fatty food person but I have increased my carbohydrate intake since being diagnosed.
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Ouch ! Better read Maggie Davey's Open Letter to newly Dxed T2s in our LINKs section.
 
PhilT said:
Hi Ethical, welcome to the forum.

I suffer from colitis but strangley Metformin has never caused me problems although it is well known for upsetting your stomach. Hope your IBS settles down.

Just a thought the sweetners you take could be what is causing your IBS to flare up, Sorbitol which is in a lot of 'sugar free' products and sweetners is known to aggravate IBS.
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It's difficult to be sure what's causing the problem or if it's just a coincidental bad patch :~(

I'm aware of problems with Sorbitol and Aspartame but nowadays that accounts for the majority of the artificial sweetener market so I 'm hoping that this problem will be short-lived and I can get on with my life without any further hoops to jump through ;~(


TE
 
vince13 said:
Hi TE, I'm a similar age to you and have had IBS for about 12 years. It flared up badly (you know what I mean !) when I started taking the ordinary Metformin on diabetes diagnosis some 18 months ago but the slow release version has made a great difference and it's all calmed down again now.
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Thanks Vince that gives me hope for the future.

I've suffered with IBS for over 25 years now with things gradually worsening with the years but I've really had a sharp increase in both severity and length off attacks since being diagnosed.

vince13 said:
Good luck with your own progress - you seem to have done very well so far.

The virtual band is something I will just have to sit and listen to I'm afraid as I have no talent at all in that direction although I love music.😱
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The Diabetes seems like a walk in the park compared to the IBS at the moment but I guess I'm used to watching my diet and exercise - although exercise is problematic just now :~)

As for musical talent... sometimes love is enough.


TE
 
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