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I think the unthinkable might have happened. I didn't take Metformin this morning. At lunch time I had a sausage, rasher of bacon, a fried egg and waited to see what happens, I have had no adverse reaction, no pain but it's still very early stages.

I'm going to fast until my blood sugar level goes down then start testing different foods. This morning I checked my sugar level it was 7.3 then I had a cup tea and checked it again after 2 hours and it had gone up to 8.0 I don't take sugar it's sweeteners. This told me something. This is going...

Not exactly sure what you mean but I've decided FASTING!

It's so strange during this conversation I decided to try not to take Metformin and try and eat some animal products but in my case with allergy tablets and aspirin and see what happens. I hope it works but it means testing my blood sugar level

I just remembered that you said SR gave you a gastric problem. How do you deal with it. You can't continue taking other medication

They don't show our profiles do they? That private. Oh I'm going to remove it. I've been trying to hide my real name in Facebook they won't let me.

Been good sharing with somebody. Will let you know what the endocrinologist say

Oh I fluctuate between 14, 15 and 16 stone

I'll tell you my age later. I was diagnosed end of 1999 and because of my own stupidity I trusted doctors. I was also at university studying chemistry and I thought I had poisoned myself in the student labs. (I was a very mature student just catching up). It wasn't until 2010 when this young...

I don't have colds. I don't have headaches. The only medication I took before this problem was for hypertension and it never gave me any problems.

I know. I have been researching the drug and it's designed to help patients to lose weight I suppose by suppressing appetite but in my case it has backfired instead it has blocked my stomach from processing any foods. I won't bore you again. My other option is a carbohydrate and completely sugar...

Yes. They started me on normal Metformin. I met a doctor who diagnosed my stomach pains as caused by Metformin and changed it to SR. The pains stopped but the other side effects it had created are still there - inability to eat any animal products - milk, meat and all their by-products. If I eat...

Have had stomach pains since I took it. I have made a request to be taken off tablets and given insulin. Hope it works. Am going to see a specialist