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<blockquote data-quote="Blackpoolnurse" data-source="post: 826639" data-attributes="member: 134758"><p>Hi Jack. I have been diabetic (Type 1) for 30 years this year and on Metformin (in various forms) for 14 of those years. I thought that I was having the same side effects as you, but it turns out that I have Coeliac Disease... Diabetes and Coeliac disease are often related as they are both auto-immune diseases. I Thought for many years that it was just due to the Metformin in all of the forms that I have taken it, but it was something completely different. Since being diagnosed with Coeliac disease I have felt SO much better. I wish you well on your journey. It is a learning curve that never ends, but from it, we can teach others. Get some more blood tests including your HBa1C and a meter to test your sugars. Dependant upon where you live you may (or may not) be prescribed testing strips on the NHS. As you are Type II IDM you should only need to test a couple of times a week. I am also a Specialist Practitioner so not exactly un-used to helping folks out. Good luck my friend <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackpoolnurse, post: 826639, member: 134758"] Hi Jack. I have been diabetic (Type 1) for 30 years this year and on Metformin (in various forms) for 14 of those years. I thought that I was having the same side effects as you, but it turns out that I have Coeliac Disease... Diabetes and Coeliac disease are often related as they are both auto-immune diseases. I Thought for many years that it was just due to the Metformin in all of the forms that I have taken it, but it was something completely different. Since being diagnosed with Coeliac disease I have felt SO much better. I wish you well on your journey. It is a learning curve that never ends, but from it, we can teach others. Get some more blood tests including your HBa1C and a meter to test your sugars. Dependant upon where you live you may (or may not) be prescribed testing strips on the NHS. As you are Type II IDM you should only need to test a couple of times a week. I am also a Specialist Practitioner so not exactly un-used to helping folks out. Good luck my friend :D [/QUOTE]
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