Has anyone tried something like this or any thoughts? Atorvastatin and metoprolol are both said to cause diabetes I have been on both for years. Until recently I managed by diet alone. But my HBa1c level has increased slightly in last year, so put on drugs, not good so far. I have said to the Drs how about looking to stop atorvastatin and metoprolol, replace with something else if needed, improve even more my diet and see if I can prevent having a diabetes drug which so far are making me ill/sick. But seems the easiest thing is to just prescribe more drugs as its too much hassle otherwise. I am willing to try anything but more and more drugs can only cause more complications.
Is the metoprolol used to treat hypertension? (If it's for angina, then that might be more of a personal decision about what symptoms you can tolerate). If it's for BP, I would strongly caution against going off BP-lowering drugs. I tried this once and it sent a number of blood tests haywire, including getting the first signs of kidney damage, and messing up my lipid levels. BP meds don't usually cause bad side effects like metformin and statins can, but if they do, there are several others to try. If I were you I would get my BP checked (regularly). Ideally it should be under 130/80.
If metformin is causing bad side effects, ask for the SR version, and if that doesn't help, ask to come off the drug. IMO it's not worth the distress of pain and frequent diarrhoea. Another thing that can help with metformin side effects is reducing your carbs.
If you're on another diabetes drug, let us know and we can comment on that if you like.
Diabetes, hypertension, and lipid issues are separate but related conditions, so we need to decide on the treatments separately. It's a fallacy that all drugs (and supplements) are bad or good. This is a case by case issue.
