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Type 2 BG Of 3.8

I get 3.8s actually sometimes down to 3.4 but they last a very short time and my liver pumps up the volume. I wouldn't worry about it if you are feeling fine and not on any medication.
 
@wiseowl_123
That's great that you can halve your Metformin with your doctor's permission. Hope it goes well. I have a very few times had readings in the 3's but normally when about to eat so never been a problem.
 
Bear in mind that there is a margin of error in all meters as well as test strips. If you are getting a 3.8 and feeling just fine it may be that you are actually a bit higher than that. I have a one touch meter that consistently reads low. If I got a 3.8 then it would actually be 4.8 or so.
 
@wiseowl_123 there seems to be two 'schools of thought' re diabetes reversal. I have had a non diabetic hba1c (36-38) for 3 years but have been told 'once a diabetic always a diabetic' however a work colleague had 2 hba1cs of 40 and was told he was no longer diabetic. Call me a cynic but I think surgeries get paid for the number of diabetic patients they have hence some of the reluctance to remove us from the register - in addition we probably push up their stats for well-controlled diabetics which makes them look good even if we've done it ourselves!!
 
Good morning all my friends and many thanks for all your kind and friendly posts


@Daphne917 thank you for your uplifting reply,you have made an old owl very happy
 
Good evening tonight I am not going to take my usual 1 tablet of 500g metformin just to see what effect it has on my fasting FBG in the morning,with my doctors permission I may add,I have already taken my morning tablet
 
Good evening tonight I am not going to take my usual 1 tablet of 500g metformin just to see what effect it has on my fasting FBG in the morning,with my doctors permission I may add,I have already taken my morning tablet
My understanding with Metformin is that if you change the dose it usually takes a couple of weeks before any changes happen with your BG
 
Metformin takes time to build up in your system to full effect and time to leave. You may not see an effect from lowering your metformin for a few days.

Oops got distracted and others posted, sorry for the repeat.
 
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