Nigelh
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
Good for youI am a couple of more days into taking Metformin and my stomach seems to be settling down. Still a bit windy but otherwise good. However the really exciting development is that this morning my reading was 4.9 pre dinner was 4.8 and 2 hours after dinner 5.3! My best day's results and first time under 5 when waking Something is working..........
Well done, stick with it.I am a couple of more days into taking Metformin and my stomach seems to be settling down. Still a bit windy but otherwise good. However the really exciting development is that this morning my reading was 4.9 pre dinner was 4.8 and 2 hours after dinner 5.3! My best day's results and first time under 5 when waking Something is working..........
Positive experience - me!!! I almost begged to get a repeat prescription - scroll down for how its working for me. Good luckWhen initially diagnosed, I was offered Metformin and politely declined. Since then I have been diagnosed with a fatty liver (a huge relief given some of the things I thought might be wrong with me). When I spoke to the consultant following the second diagnosis he said I should consider Metformin as it could have positive benefits for the fatty liver and Diabetes. He also suggested it would help with weight loss. He emphasised I should only consider this as my diet (LCHF) and exercise were already moving things in the right direction. But I did come away from that meeting with the Consultant thinking, perhaps I will give it a try.
Problem is searching through the forum there was no shortage of members with a poor experience with this drug.......anyone with a positive experience? Has it significantly altered your numbers? Do you think it has helped you lose weight? Or has it just had you farting like a trooper and afraid to stray too far from the bathroom
Good weight loss - crack on and keep it off!Read the Blood Sugar 101. Thanks CatLadyNZ. My one warning though is that you really need to read virtually every page on the Site. Some of that content in isolation can be very scary. The key thing I took away is that the 'excellent management' levels promoted by some in the NHS are simply wrong....you need to be going much lower. If Metformin can get me there quicker its less time with harmful sugar levels circulating my body its got to worth a shot, right? Well that's my feeling today.....give me 5 minutes though and I will probably change my mind. Would definitely try the SR route first.
Thanks for all of you that took the time to reply. Since my initial post, I have found numerous posts where this is touched upon. Thanks for your understanding and resisting the temptation to say, 'use the search function stupid'.
Good weight loss - crack on and keep it off!
Keep at it mate. I've found it takes time to really take effect, then tweak your diet to really get your levels in range.Good weight loss - crack on and keep it off!