Hi all,
I hope you can help me.
I am on merformin for around last 6-7 weeks because of my insulin resistance. The result of my ogtt test showed that while my insulin was rising to a higher number, my blood sugar was going down rapidly. So it was reactive hypoglycemia due to insulin resistance.
Doctor started me with 500 mg x2 a day, after a month he raised it to 500 mg x3. I have not been feeling well, I have extreme hunger for last 2-3 weeks like how it was before metformin. And for the first time in my life (I am 25) my period is 20 days late (for now, seems like its not coming at all). I feel sad probably because my hormonal imbalance too. I binge suger every once in two days. Normally I am so so controlled, but those days I cannot stop myself. 3 days ago, I raised the metforming from 1500 mg a da to 1850 a day without asking to doctor, it is so hard to reach him. So it is like 850 mg in the morning, 500 mg with lunch and 500 mg with dinner. Meanwhile, I went to gynecologist, he said everything seemed ok, but he asked for hormone tests (including thyroid). I will get it done today. Yesterday I bought blood sugar testing machine; Bayer Contour Plus. Here are my results for today:
- Hunger in th morning: 91 mg/dl
---took 850 mg merformin after breakfast---
- 75 mins later than a balanced breakfast (I got so hungry and couldn't wait for 120 mins): 93 mg/dl
- just a minute after eating proper food (minced meet with aubergine-very little oil no butter) and then eating a big portion of chocolate and icecream: 85 mg/dl
I was so suprised seeing 85 after binging, so I tested it again, and it really was 85! Is that really possible? Doesn't it mean there is something wrong? I was feeling bad, used to gain weight ,and stressed before my diagnosis. After merformin, maybe as a placebo, I started feeling better, but after a month I am not well again. Please help me.
Thank you in advance to everyone.
I hope you can help me.
I am on merformin for around last 6-7 weeks because of my insulin resistance. The result of my ogtt test showed that while my insulin was rising to a higher number, my blood sugar was going down rapidly. So it was reactive hypoglycemia due to insulin resistance.
Doctor started me with 500 mg x2 a day, after a month he raised it to 500 mg x3. I have not been feeling well, I have extreme hunger for last 2-3 weeks like how it was before metformin. And for the first time in my life (I am 25) my period is 20 days late (for now, seems like its not coming at all). I feel sad probably because my hormonal imbalance too. I binge suger every once in two days. Normally I am so so controlled, but those days I cannot stop myself. 3 days ago, I raised the metforming from 1500 mg a da to 1850 a day without asking to doctor, it is so hard to reach him. So it is like 850 mg in the morning, 500 mg with lunch and 500 mg with dinner. Meanwhile, I went to gynecologist, he said everything seemed ok, but he asked for hormone tests (including thyroid). I will get it done today. Yesterday I bought blood sugar testing machine; Bayer Contour Plus. Here are my results for today:
- Hunger in th morning: 91 mg/dl
---took 850 mg merformin after breakfast---
- 75 mins later than a balanced breakfast (I got so hungry and couldn't wait for 120 mins): 93 mg/dl
- just a minute after eating proper food (minced meet with aubergine-very little oil no butter) and then eating a big portion of chocolate and icecream: 85 mg/dl
I was so suprised seeing 85 after binging, so I tested it again, and it really was 85! Is that really possible? Doesn't it mean there is something wrong? I was feeling bad, used to gain weight ,and stressed before my diagnosis. After merformin, maybe as a placebo, I started feeling better, but after a month I am not well again. Please help me.
Thank you in advance to everyone.