Diagnosis confusion

[hughinoo]

Hi

Am very confused. As I previously stated I was diagnosed by gp as type 2 diabetic at Christmas & am on 500mg of metformin. Instead of appointment for DN I received copy of ltr she sent to my gp suggesting it may be thyroid issue.

My question & biggest confusion is if I am not diabetic how can I be taking metformin with no issues as I have read if you have metformin for no reason you suffer bad effects.

Any ideas?

 

[Resurgam]

What readings were you given at diagnosis for Hba1c and blood glucose?
If you were in the diabetic range, the opinion of the nurse is irrelevant.
Don't worry about the Metformin, it didn't seem to do much for me when I was taking it, and it doesn't lower your levels.

 

[EllieM]

Some people have stomach upsets if they take metformin but if you're not one of them there are a lot of studies that say it's good for you, even if you're not diabetic.

http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/should-non-diabetics-use-diabetes-drugs/

A study involving over 180,000 people showed that patients treated with metformin can live longer than non-diabetics….

 

[Guzzler]

Don't worry too much about the Metformin, concentrate on confirming your possible thyroid issue. As Diabetes and Thyroid issues can sometimes go hand in hand it is important to know what you are dealing with so I would suggest a visit to the GP is in order, s/he may order more tests to be done even if it is just to confirm or rule out a problem with your diagnosis. Good luck.

 

[hughinoo]

#resurgram my reading showed HBAC1 of 89 but dont think I've blood glucose test as she seems to recommend this in ltr as well as fasting test.

Both thyroid & type 2 are in family hence my confusion..

Thanks for assurance everyone I will just wait & see but continue to focus on diabetes until told otherwise.