Help Food tastes bad whenever I eat

[xkmac3]

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone elses sence of taste changed with having diabetes. To me food either has no taste, tastes overly salty/sweet or it just tastes nasty when there isn't anything wrong with it. Nothing tastes right anymore only veg and muller rice. My food intake is decreased. I know that I have to eat and am managing 3 meals and the occasional pot of muller rice. I'm not sure if it is the Metformin tablets that I take twice a day or something else.

Any ideas or advice?

Thank you

 

[sugarless sue]

Have you discussed this with your doctor.change of taste can sometimes indicate something wrong elsewhere.

 

[xkmac3]

Hi Sue,
I have a follow-up appointment with my GP for more blood test results on Wednesday. I'll mention it to him then.

Thank you

 

[sugarless sue]

Just looked metformin up in the BNF ,it can cause the side effect of a metallic taste but still best to mention it to your doc.

 

[Fuggsy]

Hi, I've had the same problem for months. I've found that I'm much more sensitive to smells which transfers to taste. Often when I cook, and it doesn't matter what I cook I get a smell that I can only describe as rotting bananas. No one else can smell it but it puts me of eating before it's even cooked. Food that I do manage to eat tastes salty or too vile to articulate.
Its not nice but I'm relieved its not just me