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Help with glucose levels please

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SarahHammond

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A couple of questions please if anyone can help.
My Dr prescribed me Metformin as my hba1c was 42 and my fasting glucose can range from 9 to 11.
Early morning is 10/11.
I have adopted a low carb way of eating for many months now and walk 1 to 2 miles everyday.
I have pcos, perimenopause and weigh 265lbs and just cannot lose weight.
My energy levels go up and down like a yoyo
After 2 weeks the metformin isn't helping yet?
Any advice please, as I'm feeling trapped I'm my body
Thank you very much
 
What are you eating in a day? Do you have a blood sugar tester?
In your position I'd limit myself to no more than 50 gms carbs a day, counting everything including veg, milk in tea etc., and just eat 3 meals a day, absolutely no snacking.
 
If you give us some examples of what you are eating/like to eat and drink, we should be able to offer some easy tweaks that would help. Your figures aren't that bad and there is every chance you will be able to improve them despite your other health issues. Also I suggest you check out our recipes - lots to like, and all T2 friendly.
 
SarahHammond said:
A couple of questions please if anyone can help.
My Dr prescribed me Metformin as my hba1c was 42 and my fasting glucose can range from 9 to 11.
Early morning is 10/11.
I have adopted a low carb way of eating for many months now and walk 1 to 2 miles everyday.
I have pcos, perimenopause and weigh 265lbs and just cannot lose weight.
My energy levels go up and down like a yoyo
After 2 weeks the metformin isn't helping yet?
Any advice please, as I'm feeling trapped I'm my body
Thank you very much
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Hi and welcome. Metformin affects your liver. Basically it interferes with your liver's ability to top up blood glucose, a thing it does constantly, naturally, and it's needed. Just maybe not quite so much glucose as the liver currently thinks you need.

So the readings you're seeing when you haven't eaten - the "fasted" readings - are caused by what your liver's doing. I'm guessing your doctor might be thinking along the same lines, and hoping that the met will ratchet down some of the liver's glucose production. That can take a bit of time, sometimes.

As others have said, it might help if you set out an idea of what you usually eat - it's often the case that carbs are present in things you wouldn't immediately think of, or in things that are pushed at us as being "healthy" - they're often far from it.

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My daughter was put on Metformin because she has pcos not because she’s diabetic but apparently the condition raises your chances of developing diabetes. (I don’t think she takes it anymore).
Keeping my BG and carbs low has helped me loose weight (56lbs) I’m on holiday atm and not pay strict attention to my carb intake and I know I’ll have put on weight even though I’m walking longer with the dogs.
As others have asked, what is your usual food consumption :)
 
MissMuffett said:
My daughter was put on Metformin because she has pcos not because she’s diabetic but apparently the condition raises your chances of developing diabetes. (I don’t think she takes it anymore).
Keeping my BG and carbs low has helped me loose weight (56lbs) I’m on holiday atm and not pay strict attention to my carb intake and I know I’ll have put on weight even though I’m walking longer with the dogs.
As others have asked, what is your usual food consumption :)
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Thank you. What is BG please?
 
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