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Coming off Metformin/T2 low cal diet?

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Hi all,

I am wondering what you wise people think of the idea of trying to come off Metformin with my GP's agreement? I do not suffer huge side effects but I do have some and those I have I am not happy with. I am on two a day at the moment, started on 1 but GP upped around last December, because although my blood glucose was not high, she felt it was steadily climbing. I am very keen to try out the 'low calorie diet' for T2 diabetics after my holiday later this month, it would take a lot of control and will power but I would rather this than being on Metformin indefinitely. I know that when they say 'cure' it is not a cure per se, but certainly worth a go if it would slow down the effects of long term diabetes.

I am meeting my GP for 6 month review next week and wondered if it was worth mentioning to her.

Views and thoughts or even statistics most welcome :D

T2 diagnosed 3 years, Metformin around 18 mths, twice a day since December 2010.
 
If you are referring to the 600 calorie diet, then I would certainly ask for your Dr's approval. Others may feel differently and this is my opinion.
 
I would go to the link below print the 800kcal menu ,Report , Gp notes, Reply from Professor Taylor
ect
Anything else you think would be helpful to your GP on that page
And ask him ? will not charge you to ask a question

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=23135

Whats the worst he can say NO! ,Then ask why

I am lucky my GP is right behind me i am starting on Monday

Read all you can and make your own mind up


Bob
 
Hi and thanks for reply, my GP is pretty good an listens and talks to me, but she would not agree to self testing - so not sure what she will think but will give it a go and get back with her reply :D
 
I never thought to say, that I really do not need to lose weight, as I am 5'5" around 8.5 stone, sadly my tummy is the fattest thing on me, rest is skinny, so that is my worry with this diet, my daughter suggested alternating with normal diet ie 1 week on and 1 week off. My aim is to lower blood glucose, nothing more.
 
HpprKM said:
I never thought to say, that I really do not need to lose weight, as I am 5'5" around 8.5 stone, sadly my tummy is the fattest thing on me, rest is skinny, so that is my worry with this diet
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You are right to be worried. Your current BMI is less than 20 - which is just on the low side of "perfect". If you lost more than another 8lbs (which is perfectly possible on a VLCD) you'd be @18.5, which is "underweight". I think that your Doctor would be unlikely to agree to this.

Your stats are very different from those of the subjects of the Newcastle study (who were all significantly overweight men), and the cause of your diabetes is probably very different to their's.

I think that getting hold of a meter and self testing would be a much safer, easier and more sustainable way of improving your BG control than putting your already slim body into a state of starvation.
 
Many thanks for your replies and I have posted this issue to another topic, and decided not to discontinue metformin but rather to look into the slow release version to see if that will help with side effects.
 
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