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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
I was diagnosed with Type 2 last year November and was prescribed metformin. After recovering from the shock and mourning the loss of chocolate cake, I threw myself at the enemy ... too much (wrong) food. First sugar then, slowly, bad carbs. As I was waving goodbye, I noticed other things leaving too ... Cravings and kilograms. By January, I never had BG readings above 6, even morning readings. Then I got a bad bout of gastro and was hospitalized, with only a cocktail of saline and antibiotics to "eat". My BG readings were then between 4.5 and 5.5. When I got home, I decided to stop the metformin and only eat when my BG drops below 5 and then only a small portion of wholesome food. To my surprise it worked ... 2 hours after eating my BG was between 5 and 5.5! The mornings were a challenge with the dawn effect. But I interpreted this as "no need for breakfast, liver already sorted it out". By 10am, the BG is saying "feed me" so I eat a little. Then again at about 2pm and finally 6pm. My pre-bedtime reading tonight is 4.5. No metformin! Can it be that easy? That eating be triggered by BG reading and not time? I suppose as I get to a "normal" weight, the triggers will become more frequent. I haven't discussed what I'm doing with my Dr yet. What do you all think, should I continue?