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Thank you everyone been on the phone to 111 they have a doctor calling me back, spoke to nurse provisionally and she definitely agreed it's the metaformin not agreeing with me so have a doctor calling me later by 8pm fingers crossed he can put me on a slow release one now [emoji1696]

Yes exactly that!

Three weeks and my sugar normally sitting around the 6 mark rising to around 7+ after I have eaten not above 8

I'm having some nasty side affect associated with metaformin, I've rung the doctors as advised on here to speak with the diabetic nurse and they wont let me speak to her or the doctor, just said we cant help. shall I just keep taking the metaformin and hope it goes away soon?

Thanks everyone have rung the doctors and they wont let me speak to the diabetic nurse and said the only appt they have is for 29th june with a doctor they couldnt be more unhelpful if they tried. What do I do now? receptionist wanted to know every detail of what's wrong, and then said cant help...

Thank you I'll ring the doctors in the morning. Just had no idea if this is "normal"

Been on metaformin for three weeks now, just stepped up the dose as directed had some stomach issues over the last week, when these days come up I'm in a horrendous state at the time I'm sweating profusely, shaking, then left feeling weak and shattered for the rest of the day, this morning it...

Know the feeling I'm trying so hard walking 5+k every day just introduced a bit of running I am not a jogger by any means my weight has plateaued I did get told maybe I'm not eating enough? I'm eating around the 1,200 mark a day. Maybe we need to up it about more as our bodies are holding on to it ?

Oh bless you thank you :) no it's not easy is it

This is what I'm noticing now my clothes being looser I've chucked away all my size 24,22,20 tops now down into the 18 bracket just... but I couldn't work out why after yesterday I'd put weight on if I'd had really bad stomach upset, but all makes sense if my body is holding the water [emoji2372]

Thank you I'm walking 5-6k a day, just started a bit of running building it up god I must look pathetic lol and I'm working on the low carb theory as much as I can, and working in a calorie deficit, the only carbs I have are milk and greek yoghurt really, I'm being very strict with myself. It's...

Ok, next il just put lb after it thank you

Biggest one of my life lol thank you x

Thank you thought it might be this, doesn't stop me feeling demotivated today but onward and upward

Ok so thursday i was ecstatic, I have been dieting since january but after being diagnosed a couple weeks ago with type 2 I've swapped to very low if anything carb diet, thursday I was 15.9 down from nearly 18st in jan, yesterday had an awful reaction to the metaformin I've been put on. It was...

Thank you for your responses x off I go my my walk x

Type 2 newly diagnosed and still learning what I can and cant have to eat.the metaformin is really kicking in so hadnt ate much yesterday so was low in calories mmol had been within range all day so I had some strawberries with greek yoghurt on one weetabix which sent my mmol to 13.9 two hours...

Hi my hbac1 level was 90 and on metaformin

Sorry to add I'm type 2 newly diagnosed

I've now got my meter as suggested and have been reading that my mmol reading should be as per the picture below, ost of the day it's been 6.7mmol for dinner I had crabstick salad with spinach, mushroom,a tiny bit of mozzarella, half a tomato, teaspoon of cottage cheese, cucumber,green pepper...