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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi, as the title says, I'm a little confused. I have just had my 1st year anniversary as type 2. I take 500mg metformin at breakfast and evening meal.
As I understand it, metformin stops your sugar levels rising? Or does it actually lower your levels, or both?
Over the year I have stabilised my levels, with the aid of metformin but more so with a complete change of diet. My hba1c's have come down from 70's to 30's.
I also test when I eat something different and I'm getting a list of foods that I know will rocket my levels.
My level is normally 5 something and 2 hours after most meals it returns, sometimes it's low 6's but another half an hour it's back.
Last night I didn't test beforehand, I had a chicken and lentil homemade curry with wholemeal rice(very small portion) and two roti's.
I know the rice and bread raises my levels but after two hours it's normally ok. After 1.5 hours I tested and it was 9.8 which really surprised me, so I thought give it another half an hour and retest. It went down to 9 . I tested again 2 hours later and it was 5.3.
So I'm wondering what is lowering my levels, the metformin? Even after 4hours? Or my system is taking longer to disperse the sugars?
Also I don't understand why my levels went high as I have had the same meal several times and never had this problem.
I hope someone can make this clearer from me.
Thanks
As I understand it, metformin stops your sugar levels rising? Or does it actually lower your levels, or both?
Over the year I have stabilised my levels, with the aid of metformin but more so with a complete change of diet. My hba1c's have come down from 70's to 30's.
I also test when I eat something different and I'm getting a list of foods that I know will rocket my levels.
My level is normally 5 something and 2 hours after most meals it returns, sometimes it's low 6's but another half an hour it's back.
Last night I didn't test beforehand, I had a chicken and lentil homemade curry with wholemeal rice(very small portion) and two roti's.
I know the rice and bread raises my levels but after two hours it's normally ok. After 1.5 hours I tested and it was 9.8 which really surprised me, so I thought give it another half an hour and retest. It went down to 9 . I tested again 2 hours later and it was 5.3.
So I'm wondering what is lowering my levels, the metformin? Even after 4hours? Or my system is taking longer to disperse the sugars?
Also I don't understand why my levels went high as I have had the same meal several times and never had this problem.
I hope someone can make this clearer from me.
Thanks