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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 366578" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi. Sounds like you are really doing all the right things with regard to diet. Keep at it and your sugars should reduce. Yes, take account of total carbs not just sugar. As other posts have said, Metformin SR is the best for people who are likely to have stomach problems. Not every one has these problems so you may be lucky but at least you know there is an option if needed. Starting at 500mg is good as it enables the body to get used to the drug. It is a very safe well proven drug but diet will still have the biggest effect on your blood sugar. One of the posts has mentioned LADA, Late Onset Type 1. If you are young and not overweight then it is always a background possibility. If your sugars don't reduce with the diet and tablets do come back to ask more; hopefully the diet will work for you. The good news is that alcohol isn't a problem in sensible quantities; just don't go mad! Do get hold of a meter if you can. Most suppliers will provide them for free if you contact them as they make their money out of the test strips which you can buy more cheaply on the web; sometimes VAT free as a diabetic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 366578, member: 21149"] Hi. Sounds like you are really doing all the right things with regard to diet. Keep at it and your sugars should reduce. Yes, take account of total carbs not just sugar. As other posts have said, Metformin SR is the best for people who are likely to have stomach problems. Not every one has these problems so you may be lucky but at least you know there is an option if needed. Starting at 500mg is good as it enables the body to get used to the drug. It is a very safe well proven drug but diet will still have the biggest effect on your blood sugar. One of the posts has mentioned LADA, Late Onset Type 1. If you are young and not overweight then it is always a background possibility. If your sugars don't reduce with the diet and tablets do come back to ask more; hopefully the diet will work for you. The good news is that alcohol isn't a problem in sensible quantities; just don't go mad! Do get hold of a meter if you can. Most suppliers will provide them for free if you contact them as they make their money out of the test strips which you can buy more cheaply on the web; sometimes VAT free as a diabetic. [/QUOTE]
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