Hi
My blood tests are all over the place so I am now taking an extra metformin , today one was 23.6
Is this a dangerous result?
Hi
My blood tests are all over the place so I am now taking an extra metformin , today one was 23.6
Is this a dangerous result?
Hi there Arber. There is no doubt that 23.6 isn't what you're looking for!
Firstly, did you retest to ensure your fingers weren't contaminated by something sweet you might have handled? When was that scare? Had you just eaten, and finally, for now(!), what had you been eating before that score?
What are your numbers now?
I’m not overweight and been told not to lose any.
I am 18.8 now 2 hrs after supper
I’m not overweight and been told not to lose any.
I am 18.8 now 2 hrs after supper
Hi there Arber. There is no doubt that 23.6 isn't what you're looking for!
Firstly, did you retest to ensure your fingers weren't contaminated by something sweet you might have handled? When was that scare? Had you just eaten, and finally, for now(!), what had you been eating before that score?
What are your numbers now?
It was 2 hours after eating granola and blueberries.
I only had three tablespoons
Ate at 6pm tonight and it’s now 21.30 and I’m 18.8.
Diabetes nurse doesn’t seem to care.
What metformin does, among other things, is lower the glucose your liver dumps into your bloodstream. It doesn't do much of anything for the glucose (carbs) you consume. Ans that's where the rise in bloodsugars comes from. You really want to look at your diet. Potatoes, rice, bread, corn, cereal and pasta are raising your bloodsugars, and metformin isn't the kind of drug that will get those particilar numbers down.Thanks everyone.
For an update I now take 4 metformin a day and it is rarely below ten and can get up to 16. I have changed my doctor and am trying to get an appointment because I think I maybe type1
Don't be fooled by the term "diet". They're not exclusively meant to lose weight. Someone eith coeliac's is on a diet too, bit to keep their gut from being shredded by gluten, not because of weight. Same thing with cowmilk, lactoseintolerance... They're all diets, by name, but they don't mean you lose weight. Low carb high fat CAN make you lose weight, yes, but if you up the fats and proteine, you should have a good weight.I’m not overweight and been told not to lose any.
I am 18.8 now 2 hrs after supper