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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1637285" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Hello and welcome to the forum,</p><p></p><p>Sorry to read your levels have shot up. Did your doctor recommend a change in diet, or even discuss diet with you? Have you considered that it is diet that is the key to better control? To be absolutely honest, Metformin is a very mild drug that helps in some ways but not by very much in most cases. It may help you eat a bit less as it is an appetite suppressant, and it may help a little with insulin resistance and the amount of glucose your liver produces, but what it won't normally do is stop the spikes after eating. Also, it is a drug that accumulates in your body, so you are unlikely to see any beneficial effects for some time.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, 10 is not a reasonable bedtime target. For someone on Metformin only it is not a reasonable target at any time of day. The NHS guidelines for T2s are between 4 and 7 fasting and before meals, and under 8.5 at 2 hours post meal.</p><p></p><p>I will tag [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] as she has an excellent and informative post for newcomers. It is well worth reading and following her links. Meanwhile, have a good read round the forum and see how others are managing to control and keep control. Do ask as many questions as you like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1637285, member: 94045"] Hello and welcome to the forum, Sorry to read your levels have shot up. Did your doctor recommend a change in diet, or even discuss diet with you? Have you considered that it is diet that is the key to better control? To be absolutely honest, Metformin is a very mild drug that helps in some ways but not by very much in most cases. It may help you eat a bit less as it is an appetite suppressant, and it may help a little with insulin resistance and the amount of glucose your liver produces, but what it won't normally do is stop the spikes after eating. Also, it is a drug that accumulates in your body, so you are unlikely to see any beneficial effects for some time. In my opinion, 10 is not a reasonable bedtime target. For someone on Metformin only it is not a reasonable target at any time of day. The NHS guidelines for T2s are between 4 and 7 fasting and before meals, and under 8.5 at 2 hours post meal. I will tag [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] as she has an excellent and informative post for newcomers. It is well worth reading and following her links. Meanwhile, have a good read round the forum and see how others are managing to control and keep control. Do ask as many questions as you like. [/QUOTE]
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