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<blockquote data-quote="kpol2016" data-source="post: 1859351" data-attributes="member: 341632"><p>Good morning</p><p>Sorry to hear of your lack of support from your GP. I had the same problems with metaformin. Even ended up in hospital with it !</p><p>The hospital belly doctor(sorry can not remember his field) told me that the issues caused by metaformin seemed to keep him busy. Local GP and DN were understanding, and I reduced my level of metaformin and reduced my carbs. On a visit to local hospital diabetic clinic, they mention Slow Release metaformin, which seems to nearly stopped the side effects(I still stop taking it once in a while, to give my tummy a rest) but it seems to be working. Lowering my carb intake has aslo helped, last reading hbc1a(?)was 57 (was 54 !) down from 80 plus last year! Low carb is the way, it also reduces the insulin you need aswell(down by approx 20 %), NHS are slowly coming round. Remember it is your body, so you need to do what you think is best. You are the best diabetic specialist for yourself. Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kpol2016, post: 1859351, member: 341632"] Good morning Sorry to hear of your lack of support from your GP. I had the same problems with metaformin. Even ended up in hospital with it ! The hospital belly doctor(sorry can not remember his field) told me that the issues caused by metaformin seemed to keep him busy. Local GP and DN were understanding, and I reduced my level of metaformin and reduced my carbs. On a visit to local hospital diabetic clinic, they mention Slow Release metaformin, which seems to nearly stopped the side effects(I still stop taking it once in a while, to give my tummy a rest) but it seems to be working. Lowering my carb intake has aslo helped, last reading hbc1a(?)was 57 (was 54 !) down from 80 plus last year! Low carb is the way, it also reduces the insulin you need aswell(down by approx 20 %), NHS are slowly coming round. Remember it is your body, so you need to do what you think is best. You are the best diabetic specialist for yourself. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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