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Being sensible is always advisable diabetic or not and as for taking drugs again unadvisable. Basically your chances of suffering this taking metformin are far less than being knocked over. It's tiny at best. If ya wanna drink have a drink and always be aware of how much you drink, in summary...

It is highly highly unlikely that lactic acidosis will effect you as long as you don't take to much metformin. Other conditions can increase your chances minimally too but again if used correctly you would be the unluckiest person ever for this to happen to you. It is listed as a very rare side...

I've been on metformin (4x500mg per day) for years and drink lager every time I go out sometimes that includes drinking day and night and I have never had an issue, as already said you get an initial rise then a drop which generally puts my numbers where they are before hand. My advice is eat...

I get weighed every monday Afternoon at the same time in my local chemist

Thank You for your help, really appreciated. I just seem to be eating the same things over and over and not really sure what to add to my diet

Which Nuts would you recommend?

Yep soon as I open the pack I normally eat them all

Thank You I will check the meat content and i mainly eat salted peanuts (not the best i know)

Yes I test before food and 2 hours after eating and my sugars are usually between 5 and 7 my highest reading was 9.2 over the last 6 weeks so sugars and my Diabetes is back on track just the lack of weight loss is the problem

I don't really I just "wing it" really ha. My Hba1c was 73 so I knew I had to do something about it and as far as my sugars go it's spot on, Maybe more salads and veg and less Fat is worth a try......... I eat lots of cheese and Nuts, maybe cut back on those

About a stone now

Replace the Carbs with Fat?

I thought that was the point of LCHF?

I'm not but the confusing thing is I haven't changed how i eat but the weight stopped coming off?

I am eating a low carb diet and for the first few weeks i lost a decent amount of weight about 8lbs. The last couple of weeks I've stayed the same and this week I have gained 2 lbs. I don't make food (no time) I just buy low carb food, My typical day would be coffee for breakfast then maybe a...