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No side effects so far. I was on metformin that gave me severe gastrointestinal discomfort. Since I quit, I seem to be ok. I take Berberine just once a day with dinner

Yes I work with a naturopath and she put me on b12 since long term metformin use apparently depletes b12 .

I’m using it for 3+ months now

How much apple cider in a cup of water? A tbsp?

I detest metformin. I was put on it too & took it for three months. Now off it almost 3 weeks and still feeling the side-effects. It gave me an upset stomach for a week or two and then super bad stomach discomfort. My gut felt inflamed and bloated the entire time I took it.

I’ve also just found out I have an autoimmune condition - and this in itself is probably contributing to worsening insulin resistance too.

I am the same. Things start going crazy two weeks before & carb tolerance is very low. Cortisol is definitely playing a part to complicate things for me in the morning - so it’s not as simple as my liver dumping or too many/too little carbs or anything else happening. It’s really the other...

It could just be me but when I had only nuts at night before bed or a spoon or two of nut butter my CGM showed that my blood glucose spiked a bit an hour or two later & then just stayed at that higher level all night , resulting in a higher fasting number. It didn’t dip in the night , but then...

Make sure to try the natural kind. Almond butter is even better - but do pair it with a small amount of carbs that you tolerate well. Whether it’s low carb bread or half a small apple.

Thanks! I’m trying intermittent fasting this week. I’m doing sunrise to almost sundown since it’s something I’m used to (dry fasting in Ramadan) and was successfully able to do earlier this year. The only change I’ve made is that I consume lots of water and other beverages through the day and...

Anyone here figured out the way around fluctuating hormones & managing blood glucose? Certain days & times it seems zero carbs are tolerated when other days you can eat a lot more with minimal impact. I’m struggling with my post-breakfast insulin resistance. It doesn’t matter if I eat just a...

Any particularly great things that works for you in diet?

I took metformin for 3 months with very unpleasant gastrointestinal effects. My HbA1c came down so I finally quit over two weeks ago. The bloating continues and I’m just wondering if others have had experiences getting off it and how long it took their guts to heal?

Count your blessings! My experience with it was very nasty.

Half a slice of dimpilmeir high protein bread + 1-2 tbsp natural pecan butter (u can use natural PB or almond butter) also worked well.

A small apple + 1-2 tbsp nut butter (usually I eat pecan butter) helps keep my blood sugar stable through the night . A week or two ago this was causing a bit of spike an hour after snack & then remaining constant all night (I have a CGM so can see the graph in the morning), but I switched to...

Thanks for the quick response. Yup, it's the carbs. Starches are not my friend (I discovered in my pregnancy) and I gave up rice + potatoes and some other starchy foods about 15 years ago! I feel I can handle about 20 - 30 carbs at the very most at one time. But this depends on time of day...

Hi Mike - could you share how you take the black cumin seed and fenugreek? I just started about 1 tbsp fenugreek soaked in water overnight & I drink the water (not the seeds). How many times do you take this per day?

I tested this week and was 6.6 too . I wear a CGM which was telling me my estimated a1c could be 5.6 so I was disappointed, though I understand 6.6 is pretty good. Also, I stopped metformin two weeks ago and life feels like the wild wild west just about now, so even more dismal thinking my new...

6.4 :arghh: