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I have lost 2lb in a week, is this normal? I am metformin 500mg twice a day, my diet and exercise have not changed. I have been diagnosed type 2 and taking metformin now for about 3 weeks. :?

There is so much to learn, though i do now understand what is going on with the false hypo :D I had a docs appointment today, all I managed to find out was that my fasting glucose level was ok, though the OGTT was way too high. Metformin must be doing its job so far, though it is tempting...

Thank you, i hope my reflux goes away as well, I am wearing my "L" plates at this at the moment, Another thing i noticed was people talk of hypo with a bgl under 4, I get sweaty, ill, shivering / shakey, and just not quite there feeling at about 5.6, seems far too high to be a hypo, though it...

Vinager ... Oh yes, lots of, even although it affects my gastric reflux :lol:

Many thanks, for your posts, i am new to this and it helps to know there are folk out there that know what they are talking about. Many many thanks. I will test some more and find out when i peak.

My normal bgl fasting morning is average 6.8, pre-dinner 9.2 and 2 hours after a plate of fish and chips its 7.0. I was diagnosed last week after a glucose tollerance test, i would have thought if i was infact diabetic the dinner should have raised my bgl a lot. I am metformin 500mg twice a...

Hi guys, I was diagnosed with type 2 just last week and been put on metformin 500mg twice a day. This was not a surprise as my father lost a leg to diabetes and i knew the chances of me developing it may be high also. The problem i have is, the doctor i saw seemed to ignore me when i said that...