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<blockquote data-quote="pleinster" data-source="post: 1464547" data-attributes="member: 221545"><p>Hiya. Lots of good advice above. I was placed on a different med, Gliclazide, because I was diagnosed Type 2 with a blood sugar level of over 20mmols after steroid treatment to help after a transplant..and renal transplant patients tend to be steered away from Metformin..most transplant patients are also on an awful lot of other meds. Metformin can definitely cause stomach problems, often really brutal ones..and taking it in conjunction with some other drugs can make it worse. If I was you, I wouldn't wait to ask anyone if you can come off the drug; of course you can - it's your body and strictly your choice. I came off the drug I was on and focused purely on low carb dieting (no bread, no cereal, no rice, no pasta, no spuds etc etc etc) and when I was happy with the results, I informed my doctor. Don't ask. Tell him/her..nurse...whatever, that you are not taking it for now but want to try low carb dieting to see what impact it has. When I showed my doctor the levels I was achieving without the meds, I had no problem. To hell with taking meds that make us sick. Stop worrying; start taking control; get informed...and you will feel better physically and mentally. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pleinster, post: 1464547, member: 221545"] Hiya. Lots of good advice above. I was placed on a different med, Gliclazide, because I was diagnosed Type 2 with a blood sugar level of over 20mmols after steroid treatment to help after a transplant..and renal transplant patients tend to be steered away from Metformin..most transplant patients are also on an awful lot of other meds. Metformin can definitely cause stomach problems, often really brutal ones..and taking it in conjunction with some other drugs can make it worse. If I was you, I wouldn't wait to ask anyone if you can come off the drug; of course you can - it's your body and strictly your choice. I came off the drug I was on and focused purely on low carb dieting (no bread, no cereal, no rice, no pasta, no spuds etc etc etc) and when I was happy with the results, I informed my doctor. Don't ask. Tell him/her..nurse...whatever, that you are not taking it for now but want to try low carb dieting to see what impact it has. When I showed my doctor the levels I was achieving without the meds, I had no problem. To hell with taking meds that make us sick. Stop worrying; start taking control; get informed...and you will feel better physically and mentally. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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