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Clomid and t2 hunger pangs

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Cranberry987

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Hi

I was diagnosed with t2 diabetes a year ago with pcos as I'm trying to get pregnant ATM. I take 4 metformin pills a day for the pcos but always controlled my bg with diet. Went from diagnosis bg of 7.1 ( limit is 7...) to 6.4 on diet alone, the. 5.4 or so with metformin

This month I've started taking clomid to help me ovulate and since then I have been ravenous. I finished taking the pills a week ago ( you take them day 2-6) and was hoping that the hunger would fade. I can eat a full dinner, toast, fruit,drink litres of water, still feel like I haven't eaten for days.

I've not put any weight on as well which doesn't seem normal to me the amount I've eaten. I have tried a higher protein diet - the m&s fuller longer range but it made no difference

I have heard that clomid can do this but I'm a bit concerned that it could have triggered something with my diabetes. I don't test my bloods apart from at 6 monthly checkup so have no way of telling. I'm not overly thirsty or peeing more, just starving hungry and hunger headaches. Is it worth me trying to get a dia nurse appt? Wont be easy which is why I turn to dr google rather than calling them

Many thanks

Helen
 
Hi Cranberry

I have some xperience with Clomid as several years ago I had a long course of it in order to conceive my twins, I wasn't ovulating on my own having suffered from lack of periods for months on end at a time from the start at age 14yrs and it really helped me.

I wasn't diabetic then so I don't konw about the BG levels but I do remember I was also ravenously hungry!!! Perhaps it is a side effect, I am sure these drugs have moved on as I am talking about 30 yrs ago!!!!

I would have a chat with yr gynae to see if another alternative.

Best of luck
Chrissie
 
Well, I'm quite neurotic, so my mind didnt stay at rest for long. I went and bought a BG testing kit. Now Im wondering if my bloods are too LOW

Ive had results of

6.1 mmo/l straight after lunch (tuna sandwich and a 125g punnet of blueberries)
7.3 90 mins later (had eaten 3 or 4 massive carrots in that time)
6.4 90 mins later (eaten another punnet of blueberries and two carrots)

That seems quite low for the amount id eaten and given the amount of fruit sugar I'd eaten...

Sorry if Im obsessing, been trying to get pregnant for over a year which has taught me to attend to any symptom however small or meaningless, Im crazy, I know.

Im going to call the Drs on Monday, I might stop taking my metformin over the weekend, it does nothing
 
No, you're not neurotic or crazy, it's an important time in your life so you're bound to be worried!

It might be worth re-reading the 'Advice to Newly-diagnosed Diabetics' in the 'Greetings' forum to get advice about testing. Basically, until you know how foods affect you, it's: test on waking (fasting); pre-meal; 2 hours post-meal; bedtime.

The target range (recommended by NICE) for Type 2s is:

4 - 7 mmol/l fasting/before meals;
less than 8.5 mmol/l 2 hours after eating.

Don't stop taking any meds before you've talked everything through with your doctor; the metformin might be doing more than you think.

I've never been a pregnant diabetic, but from some posts on here it seems that this is a time that you need to be in tight control of your bg. In your place I'd ask your doctor for test strips on prescription, using that as the main reason. You need to know what's going on

I hope all goes well for you!

Viv
 
Ah. Hmm. Maybe its nothing to do with the BG then, seems I couldnt be hypo. Sigh. Many thanks for the replies, will keep on googling
 
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