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<blockquote data-quote="RuthW" data-source="post: 898301" data-attributes="member: 148713"><p>80 units a day is a very high Total Daily Dose for a woman. I have had type 1 for nearly fifty years and I'm on between 24 and 30 units a day depending on my daily activities. So Metformin may help you. What would probably help you more, though, is a pretty rigorous exercise routine. It's a more natural way to decrease insulin resistance and doesn't have any side effects! </p><p></p><p>Having said that, however, I think there is a bit of a "craze" going on for Metformin right now because even with my (rather high) insulin sensitivity and low TDD, my endocrinologist suggested Metformin for me recently on the grounds I am getting a ( post-menopausal) belly and am at the top of my range for BMI. I did refuse, though. I just said I'd rather up my exercise routine first. Then we'll see. Now my insulin requirements have gone down and my belly is shrinking so I think I'll go back and say, "Told you so!" [emoji4]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RuthW, post: 898301, member: 148713"] 80 units a day is a very high Total Daily Dose for a woman. I have had type 1 for nearly fifty years and I'm on between 24 and 30 units a day depending on my daily activities. So Metformin may help you. What would probably help you more, though, is a pretty rigorous exercise routine. It's a more natural way to decrease insulin resistance and doesn't have any side effects! Having said that, however, I think there is a bit of a "craze" going on for Metformin right now because even with my (rather high) insulin sensitivity and low TDD, my endocrinologist suggested Metformin for me recently on the grounds I am getting a ( post-menopausal) belly and am at the top of my range for BMI. I did refuse, though. I just said I'd rather up my exercise routine first. Then we'll see. Now my insulin requirements have gone down and my belly is shrinking so I think I'll go back and say, "Told you so!" [emoji4] [/QUOTE]
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