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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 916740" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>Please take the following with a grain of salt as I can't advise you on meds as I am not a doctor, and your doctor is the person best placed to advise you.</p><p></p><p>Metformin and statins do different things, so the decision about whether to take one or both of them can be made for each one on its own merits. I am not a fan of statins at all - I have never been advised to take them but I have heard nothing good about them so I won't be taking them if I am ever advised to. Some people might be in a position where they need to take them though.</p><p></p><p>You can probably get by without Metformin but it does have some advantages for your liver and maybe helping a little bit with weight loss and BG control. If you take the SR version with meals that is the best way to reduce side effects. And start with one pill a day then gradually increase after a week or so. But if you find the side effects intolerable then don't pressure yourself to take it, because it's not strictly necessary IMO.</p><p></p><p>Keep up the good work with low carbing and BG testing. I would find rice cakes and flat breads would spike my BGs. You might want to try for a few days without them and see what your BGs are like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 916740, member: 43498"] Please take the following with a grain of salt as I can't advise you on meds as I am not a doctor, and your doctor is the person best placed to advise you. Metformin and statins do different things, so the decision about whether to take one or both of them can be made for each one on its own merits. I am not a fan of statins at all - I have never been advised to take them but I have heard nothing good about them so I won't be taking them if I am ever advised to. Some people might be in a position where they need to take them though. You can probably get by without Metformin but it does have some advantages for your liver and maybe helping a little bit with weight loss and BG control. If you take the SR version with meals that is the best way to reduce side effects. And start with one pill a day then gradually increase after a week or so. But if you find the side effects intolerable then don't pressure yourself to take it, because it's not strictly necessary IMO. Keep up the good work with low carbing and BG testing. I would find rice cakes and flat breads would spike my BGs. You might want to try for a few days without them and see what your BGs are like. [/QUOTE]
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