I'm a T2, have been taking 2x500mg Metformin for 11 months now and am thriving. I test daily; my bg readings and all other results are all good and low and I have been told that I have tight control.
My question to you all is: why am I reading (here on the forums and elsewhere) that those on Metformin shouldn't/can't/don't have hypos? I have also had healthcare professionals (of all levels) tell me that I can't be having hypos.
I find it hard to believe that this is really true as my body tells me otherwise. I find that if I don't eat a snack between my main meals, or before/after exercising, then I start having hypo symptoms. As a diabetic newbie I test frequently in order to learn/read what my body is telling me, and also to educate myself in self-managing my condition. I know that if I don't eat I will go into hypo territory (bgs of 2s and 3s), plain and simple. How do I reconcile that fact with the 'Metformin = no hypo' stance?
Does anyone else on Metformin have hypos?
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
My question to you all is: why am I reading (here on the forums and elsewhere) that those on Metformin shouldn't/can't/don't have hypos? I have also had healthcare professionals (of all levels) tell me that I can't be having hypos.
I find it hard to believe that this is really true as my body tells me otherwise. I find that if I don't eat a snack between my main meals, or before/after exercising, then I start having hypo symptoms. As a diabetic newbie I test frequently in order to learn/read what my body is telling me, and also to educate myself in self-managing my condition. I know that if I don't eat I will go into hypo territory (bgs of 2s and 3s), plain and simple. How do I reconcile that fact with the 'Metformin = no hypo' stance?
Does anyone else on Metformin have hypos?
Thanks for taking the time to read this.