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- Type of diabetes
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I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes about a year and a half ago and it was dealt with diet only. I hadn't had any symptoms at that point it was picked up on a blood test for something else and a hba1c was at 52. Through diet I was averaging 47 for about a year until November when it crept up to 58. At that point I wasn't concerned as I knew there were areas in my diet I could improve and my doctor said that if I could lose around 8lb before my next test, I should be fine.
At the start of the year I started experiencing recurring water infection/Thrush, extreme tiredness, my IBS got worse, I lost quite a bit of weight and was always hungry. After 6wks of going back and forth to the docs, they did another hba1c test and it was 71. I was pretty confused as I had lost the weight I'd been asked to and improved my diet, but my doctor seemed to think that given my family history it was inevitable.
I've now been give Metaformin to take and was taking 1 a day for the first week and then from yesterday I am up to two times a day. But I'm still so so hungry. Even though I would never eat as much as I am now, I've been going to bed with a rumbling tummy for the last week. I'm trying not to give into the hunger all the time as I don't want having more sugar to make things worse. I'm also still feeling exhausted.
Is it normal for it to take this long for Metaformin to kick in and for the hunger to be so bad?
Also when I'm feeling that hungry, any tips on what is the best thing to snack on? I've been having fruit, but I realise that might not help.
Sorry for the very long first post, but I'm quite confused Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
Kelly
At the start of the year I started experiencing recurring water infection/Thrush, extreme tiredness, my IBS got worse, I lost quite a bit of weight and was always hungry. After 6wks of going back and forth to the docs, they did another hba1c test and it was 71. I was pretty confused as I had lost the weight I'd been asked to and improved my diet, but my doctor seemed to think that given my family history it was inevitable.
I've now been give Metaformin to take and was taking 1 a day for the first week and then from yesterday I am up to two times a day. But I'm still so so hungry. Even though I would never eat as much as I am now, I've been going to bed with a rumbling tummy for the last week. I'm trying not to give into the hunger all the time as I don't want having more sugar to make things worse. I'm also still feeling exhausted.
Is it normal for it to take this long for Metaformin to kick in and for the hunger to be so bad?
Also when I'm feeling that hungry, any tips on what is the best thing to snack on? I've been having fruit, but I realise that might not help.
Sorry for the very long first post, but I'm quite confused Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
Kelly