Funny, I still have that on my kitchen cupboard door and still to this day take reference from it, only yesterday in factWelcome @Ruthjo
All types of medication come with their own side effects and it seems to be a bit of a lottery if you are affected or not.
Many of us have managed to reduce or even avoid medication altogether by not eating the the things that cause our high blood sugar.
Have a look at the link for the nutritional thingy at the end of this post. It could help you to avoid the dreaded Metformin.
Thank you so much for your reply, by ‘all hell’, I am assuming diarrhoea? That is my main problem with Metformin!I too suffered badly with Metformin, thankfully was only on it a short while.
I did then try some Berberine from British Supplements, all was well for 24 hours then all hell broke loose!
Metformin was tame in comparison, no idea if it will help you. The only way I guess is to try.
Maybe a small packet to start.
Now I’m diet controlled, no meds and very thankful.
Thank you for your reply, how long did you take the Berberine, and have you had any side effects such as extreme diarrhoea with the SR Metformin?I tried Berberine a couple of months ago and had to stop taking it as had really bad tummy ache. I am on SR Metformin and don’t have any side effects although I had a week of tummy ache at first but then it all settled down.
Thank you for this, I will look into it.Funny, I still have that on my kitchen cupboard door and still to this day take reference from it, only yesterday in fact
Thank you so much for your reply, by ‘all hell’, I am assuming diarrhoea? That is my main problem with Metformin!
Thank you, it does help. I am not keen on taking medication, especially when it affects me in this way!Yes, preceded by chronic stomach pain.
Much like Metformin I’d be loathe to leave the safety of the house.
It’s been 9 months since I stopped the Metformin, I was worried initially that I’d struggle without it, so hence the purchase of Berberine.
There was a slight rise in my morning readings, but that soon settled down.
I found that what I eat has a far greater effect on my control than meds/ supplemements.
Hope that helps.