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Now 4 months on I'm still not taking any medication. My rolling 90 day fasting glucose results are 89.6 ( 4.9 in UK measurement) with maximums of 104 ( 5.8 ) and minimums of 78 ( 4.3 ). Ha1bc is 5.3 I'm (just) holding my weight around 82kg (13 stone). I still have to watch my diet carefully.

I, too, had a false start. I lost 5kg quite quickly but then couldn't lose any more despite being down to 1200 calories per day. A nutrionist told me that 1200 calories per day is starvation rations, the body thinks a famine is around the corner, and so stores fat. The solution was to eat a...

Nearly 6 months down the line I have now lost 26kgs in total and been medication free for 16 days. Fasting glucose readings are fairly constant : mardi 6 août 2013 81 mercredi 7 août 2013 90 jeudi 8 août 2013 93 vendredi 9 août 2013 82 samedi 10 août 2013 89 dimanche 11 août 2013 90 lundi 12...

I have lost 26kg (around 4 stone) over 18 months. My fasting blood sugar reduced and over this time I went from 3 X 500mg metformine to two, then one. I have now been off medication for 16 days. The fasting glucose readings have been : mardi 6 août 2013 81 mercredi 7 août 2013 90 jeudi 8 août...

Despite having visitors and eating in restaurants, things are going OK. mardi 6 août 2013 81 mercredi 7 août 2013 90 jeudi 8 août 2013 93 vendredi 9 août 2013 82 samedi 10 août 2013 89 dimanche 11 août 2013 90 lundi 12 août 2013 92 mardi 13 août 2013 88 mercredi 14 août 2013 91 jeudi 15 août...

After 3 days without medication, things are going reasonably well. Fasting glucose : vendredi 2 août 2013 81 samedi 3 août 2013 79 dimanche 4 août 2013 83 lundi 5 août 2013 83 mardi 6 août 2013 81 mercredi 7 août 2013 90 jeudi 8 août 2013 93 90 = 5.0

I was running around 4.5, so probably too low ?

First morning after stopping Metformine and so far so good : Fasting glucose .... vendredi 2 août 2013 81 samedi 3 août 2013 79 dimanche 4 août 2013 83 lundi 5 août 2013 83 mardi 6 août 2013 81

First morning after stopping Metformine and so far so good : Fasting glucose .... vendredi 2 août 2013 81 samedi 3 août 2013 79 dimanche 4 août 2013 83 lundi 5 août 2013 83 mardi 6 août 2013 81

I'm now 84.0 - 84.5 kg with under 20% body fat and today stopped the single 500mg Metformine I've been on for a few months. My fasting reading has been consistently around 80 (4.4) before taking my tablet. After lunch the reading was 131 (7.3). Is that normal ?

After 3 months on one 500mg metformine per day my levels are averaging 85 mg/dl or 4.7 mmol/l - pretty well where they were when I was taking 2 (and before that three). Ha1bc was 5.3% this morning. My doctor says continue with one tablet for another 3 months with the intention of stopping meds...

A recent post : viewtopic.php?f=52&t=7953&start=15#p360384 I am in the same position. I have lost 22kg in 21 months and taken more exercise which has reduced my glucose levels. I had my metformin reduced to 2 X 500mg tablets per day for the last 6 months. My fasting glucose reading is 75mg/dl...

Just an update : My fasting glucose levels have slightly increased, but I'm quite pleased with progress. ........mg/dl mmol/l 1-mars 85 4,7 2-mars 78 4,3 3-mars 89 4,9 4-mars 91 5,1 5-mars 95 5,3 6-mars 85 4,7 7-mars 90 5,0 8-mars 78 4,3 9-mars 87 4,8 10-mars 75 4,2 11-mars 78 4,3 12-mars...

So far, reducing to one tablet seems to be working. I've now had 4 mornings at 4.9 mmol/l and one at 5.4 mmol/l I'll keep it going for a couple of weeks before making any decisions.

My regular Dr told me that continuing to take a minimal level of Metformin would increase my life expectancy, so I was sceptical. On the other hand I live in France and over prescribing is rife !

I'm now at 87.0kg and went for my 3 month check up this morning. I have now lost 22kg in 21 months and taken more exercise which has reduced my glucose levels. I had my metformin reduced to 2 X 500mg tablets per day for the last 6 months. My fasting glucose reading is 75mg/dl to 90mg/dl...

A similar story for me today ... I have lost 22kg in 21 months and taken more exercise which has reduced my glucose levels. I had my metformin reduced to 2 X 500mg tablets per day for the last 6 months. My fasting glucose reading is 75mg/dl to 90mg/dl (4.2mmol/l to 5.0mmol/l) and Hba1c has...

I am in the same position. I have lost 22kg in 21 months and taken more exercise which has reduced my glucose levels. I had my metformin reduced to 2 X 500mg tablets per day for the last 6 months. My fasting glucose reading is 75mg/dl to 90mg/dl (4.2mmol/l to 5.0mmol/l) and Hba1c has been 5.4...

Reading up on this I discovered : Eating very little puts the body into a "survive the famine" mode and fat builds up. Insulin moves in to try and break down the fat. I had to eat a high protein diet for several months until the body realised there was no famine and I started to firstly...

I'm not in that league but have lost 17kg from my target of 24kg which would result in a weight of 85kg ( 187lb). I gained weight rapidly when I stopped smoking because of high blood pressure. With the weight came diabetes, cholesterol, etc. I started by eating virtually no meat and many...