Following link gives various possible Side effects and Adverse
Reactions  of one common medicine (CCB)prescribed for lowering
hypertension:-
Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

If you are an old geezer like me who bicycles a lot and takes 81 mg. aspirin
daily,  you might just  fall off your bike one day and a month later find
you've got a rapidly growing mass that the average orthopedist will diagnose
as a cyst or a tumor. You may start taking Ibuprofin ...

Just been to see my friendly GP who pricked me to check my sugar - it was 5.
The long term was also 5.  The spike (which was 12) was enough to make him
worry - and impressed I must make lifestyle changes but not enough for
constant monitoring or medication at this stage.

Hello.  I was recently diagnosed as having Diabetes type 2 and was told
by my doctor to test my blood sugar level with the Freestyle device and
also to start taking Metformin.  I have not yet started taking the
medicine because I am a little confused about the numbers I am getting

I've lurked about a week, and thought I would say hi.  I've only
recently been diagnosed (T2) and had a rather bumpy time with my GP
and the meds she chose for me.  The entire conversation we had about
my diagnosis went (and this is verbatim):

Last October I went thru Hurricane Wilma down here in Florida, and we
had no power for 12 days.  It had some consequences for me since this
was before I was diagnosed, and I was eating stuff that was unusually
bad for diabetes.  "Hurricane food" is mostly Chef Boyardee and

The gp told me to walk for 10 mins a day, and build it up to 20 mins a
day, 3 weeks ago. I haven't done this, as I've been getting a bit of
exercise moving rocks about.
It appears to me that I was stronger a few weeks ago before being

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There seems to be a lot of controversy over dietitians.  Some people
love them, some people hate them.
I would be interested in hearing your personal experiences about why
you love or hate dietitians.

Also I am a new poster. As a diabetic I was primarily intererested
learning how others created variety in their diets and increasing my
knowledge about the nutritional values of foods. Use of the computer
places voluminous resources at everyone's disposal. I had hoped this

What does the Bible say about Chung's failed Earthquake prophecies?
"My hand will be against the prophets who see FALSE VISIONS and utter
LYING DIVINATIONS. They will NOT BELONG to the council of my people or
be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter

I have seen a number of references to quinoa...but I have never eaten (or
even seen) it.  Can someone give me an idea of what the taste and texture
are like?  Also, I eliminated *all* rice and flour (as well as other "white
stuff") since being diagnosed with diabetes.  I know ...

I have been Type II diabetic since 1996.  I started out watching what I ate
but gradually slacked off.  I started cycling in '99 and got my A1C down to
about 7 but then it gradually started going up as my exercise routine got
shorter. It is now around 12.  I'm starting to get hot ...

Dear everyone,
I have a couple of good news.  Was by the opthamalogist and had my eyes
checked.  He gave me a clean bill.  No damage to the retina, no bleeding and
my arteries are fine.  So, I am glad.

Okay... I have tried every diet.  I mean EVERY DIET.  The last one was
Atkins but for the life of me I couldnt' stay on it long enough to lose
anything.  Damned ketosis!  At least I blamed that for a long time.
Anyway, I finally found a low carb diet that works for me.  Like I