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coming off meds

numan43

numan43

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Glasgow
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi all

I started LCHF a month ago and have managed to go from 320mg of glyclazide a day to 0 daily while keeping a close eye on my BG levels as well as dropping 5kg..
Now I would like to start inroads into the metformin that I take 2x1000g daily, can anyone suggest where to start with the metformin?
 
numan43 said:
Hi all

I started LCHF a month ago and have managed to go from 320mg of glyclazide a day to 0 daily while keeping a close eye on my BG levels as well as dropping 5kg..
Now I would like to start inroads into the metformin that I take 2x1000g daily, can anyone suggest where to start with the metformin?
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My not very expert view would be just to keep doing what you're doing, and see what happens after a while. Metformin is known to help with insulin resistance, and to suppress the appetite a bit, but it doesnt stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin like gliclazide does so well done on getting off the gliclazide.

I'm not a fan of medication per se, so I'm happiest, for me, not taking anything, but Metformin is a very safe drug, which some studies are showing to have benefits more far reaching that just basic diabetes, so it may be something you might want to continue with for a while at least. Others may want to comment further on the additional benefits of Metformin, as I'm a bit sketchy there.
 
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I agree with the above, ask your GP or dsn, next time if you can reduce the metformin, but I wouldn't recommend coming off it altogether. It does have long term benefits.
 
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Well done on your success, keep it up!
 
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