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Message: <blockquote data-quote="YorkshireAli" data-source="post: 1037608" data-attributes="member: 141421">Yes, I'm insulin resistant and take Metformin along with Lamtus and Humalog. I've been on Metformin for about eighteen months, since I changed to a new diabetic consultant and he said I was T1 and insulin resistant (as is common, apparently, where there's a history of T1 in the family). At that time, I was eating the well plate food things - plenty of carbs, among other things - and was injecting a total of about 100 units a day combined. And, not surprisingly, had put on quite a bit of weight over the previous few years. I just couldn't get on top of things and was at my wits' end. He suggested Metformin to help me become more insulin sensitive, and recommended the LCHF way of eating. It was a revelation. My blood sugars came down to more normal levels almost immediately, and the amount of insulin (the Humalog) went down from about 60+ units a day to about 10-15. And of course I felt a lot better, physically, and from feeling like I was in control more. I lost quite a bit of weight at first, and although the rate has slowed down since, it's still on the downward trend. I didn't get on with the Metformin I was originally prescribed, but changed to the slow release version, and haven't had any problems with that. </blockquote>

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