The sort that never caused my levels to rise much at all, while on Metformin.I think you need to do a few tests over a day or so to make sure that you are genuinely on the high road. We should not make such decisions on the basis of a single result.
What nuts were they? I fnd many spiked me such as cashew, brazil but almonds were ok.
Doctors are supposed to be on our side but it's a lottery whether you get one who gives a toss, or who knows what they're doing.
Yeah we know, it's been covered in the thread already.Doctors don't take sides, they follow guidelines.
NICE Guidelines:
1.6.13 Do not routinely offer self-monitoring of blood glucose levels for adults with type 2 diabetes unless:
Further info at https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/chapter/1-Recommendations#self-monitoring-of-blood-glucose
- the person is on insulin or
- there is evidence of hypoglycaemic episodes or
- the person is on oral medication that may increase their risk of hypoglycaemia while driving or operating machinery or
- the person is pregnant, or is planning to become pregnant. For more information, see the NICE guideline on diabetes in pregnancy. [new 2015]
The sort that never caused my levels to rise much at all, while on Metformin.
Yeah we know,
Some of the responses I'm getting are absurd. Do you need me to draw you a picture? I stopped taking the Metformin then started getting a very dry mouth. When I tried stopping Metformin once before, a few years ago, my levels shot up then too. I resinstated the Metformin, the levels went back to normal after a few days.Stopping Metformin will never in a world of Sundays have caused your levels to shoot up to double figures on a random test as you report. The only time you are likely to see a rise, and it won't be a huge one, will be your morning fasting level. You are, in my opinion, over reacting to a single random test. Try going back to basics testing before eating and 2 hours after first bite and look at the rise from before to after. Also a bedtime reading and a morning fasting reading. Get as much data as you can.
Some of the responses I'm getting are absurd. Do you need me to draw you a picture? I stopped taking the Metformin then started getting a very dry mouth. When I tried stopping Metformin once before, a few years ago, my levels shot up then too. I resinstated the Metformin, the levels went back to normal after a few days.
I've already explained this in the thread.
You apparently think it's all a big coincidence. It's bizarre.
If all people can offer is to tell me I'm wrong about everything, please go and find another thread to post in, and don't tell me how to suck eggs, thanks.
Kindly stop patronising me and stop posting in this thread, yuor input is no longer welcome as it is of little to no value.You are one angry person at the moment. Angry with the medical profession and angry with those of us trying our best to help you. Maybe that anger and stress is pushing up your levels. Who knows ... this is a mysterious disease.
Kindly stop patronising me and stop posting in this thread, yuor input is no longer welcome as it is of little to no value.
So I've read that apparently vitamin D deficiency which I have, is correlated with worsening blood sugar control, but there is no conclusive cause and effect supposedly. It's something else to consider anyway.
I did some more tests. Just before eating my tea it was 11.9, so very consistent results with the 11.8 slightly earlier, just in case there was any question mark over it being a rogue result. Now one hour after eating (a chicken breast and some green veg, about 10g of carbs in the whole meal), it is 13.9.
Shockingly high. Atrociously high.
I just stopped completely and abruptly, that's right. If you're right that failure to stop gradually may cause the problems I'm having and I hope you are, then that would be good news. I can't test my ketones unfortunately.Sorry to read that OPs levels are high at the moment. I've understood that when being put on metformin, the dosage is ramped up (subject to fbg readings) to minimise initial side effects that can sometimes occur. I also thought the same when the docs stop metformin - a tapering down. I think OP said he just stopped suddenly without tapering. I wonder if the high readings at the moment are to do with the suddenness of stopping the med?
So hopefully bg readings will calm down in a few more days/weeks?
Also I understand occasional readings up to <15 isn't too serious, ie hopefully 111 can reassure OP. (Assuming no ketones).
Apologies if I've misunderstood these things as am still a noobie. Happy to be corrected.
I just stopped completely and abruptly, that's right. If you're right that failure to stop gradually may cause the problems I'm having and I hope you are, then that would be good news. I can't test my ketones unfortunately.
111 haven't phoned back yet, they said within 6 hours which could be as late as 1am... I hope it isn't that late! I already feel very tired.
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