cazzz
Member
- Messages
- 10
- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
This is so interesting how Metformin works differently on people I have been on it for about 4-6 years levels came down a bit but my diet and the new way to enjoy foods would have been a major help in that.
Due to Doctors either moving areas, retiring, incompetence incorrectly prescribing the wrong drugs for me, thankfully the Pharmacist picked up that mistake. I now have a great GP who is very proactive in Diabetes and was happy to refer me to an Endocrinologist. a 7-month wait to see her but she sent GP information.
Took Trulicity for a while it didn’t make a difference to me.
GP swapped me to Ozempic now up to 0.5mL I thought the horrific side effects I was getting were from that.
Have finally seen the Endo doctor, it appears I am allergic to Metformin. She told me to stop taking Metformin for an x amount of time and then go back on 500mg once a day.
Mentally, and physically I am back to how I was pre-diabetic the fog is gone. I can now walk more than 2 house fronts without chest tightening and total exhaustion, I am up ladders cleaning spouting (lives in Aust) house is getting a good scrub again. I am even cooking again - like cakes I don’t have to eat them people like you bring home-baked cakes over. I had not been like that for years and years. I seriously was thinking if this is old age and getting dementia I was not happy too young for that
Just a note there are side effects from taking Ozempic no desire to eat, never hungry, a diabetic not eating at all has put me into what I call a ‘diabetic drunk’ that was so weird and so dangerous. I now portion out small meals to nibble during the day.
I have become very proactive with my health I keep all my medical notes which my GP encourages, and I will be seeing him tomorrow for the next bit of the journey.
Due to Doctors either moving areas, retiring, incompetence incorrectly prescribing the wrong drugs for me, thankfully the Pharmacist picked up that mistake. I now have a great GP who is very proactive in Diabetes and was happy to refer me to an Endocrinologist. a 7-month wait to see her but she sent GP information.
Took Trulicity for a while it didn’t make a difference to me.
GP swapped me to Ozempic now up to 0.5mL I thought the horrific side effects I was getting were from that.
Have finally seen the Endo doctor, it appears I am allergic to Metformin. She told me to stop taking Metformin for an x amount of time and then go back on 500mg once a day.
Mentally, and physically I am back to how I was pre-diabetic the fog is gone. I can now walk more than 2 house fronts without chest tightening and total exhaustion, I am up ladders cleaning spouting (lives in Aust) house is getting a good scrub again. I am even cooking again - like cakes I don’t have to eat them people like you bring home-baked cakes over. I had not been like that for years and years. I seriously was thinking if this is old age and getting dementia I was not happy too young for that
Just a note there are side effects from taking Ozempic no desire to eat, never hungry, a diabetic not eating at all has put me into what I call a ‘diabetic drunk’ that was so weird and so dangerous. I now portion out small meals to nibble during the day.
I have become very proactive with my health I keep all my medical notes which my GP encourages, and I will be seeing him tomorrow for the next bit of the journey.