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How long for metformin to start working?

Yes Peanuts are a legume, technically a walnut is a fruit, cucumbers and melons are berries as are pumpkins and squashes :) just like everything else you need to test to your meter because as you quite rightly say we are all different.
 
Hi @Jen74 I remember very well being totally bemused by what I could eat. While the weather is warm you have the opportunity to start with lots of salads - different mixes of leaves, toms, cucumber, coleslaw +protein in some form. Start to ring the changes with the rest of your meals but keep a note of what you have eaten and then 2 hours later the test result. Avoid breakfast cereals. Go out for a brisk walk - aim for about half an hour a day, you can increase it as you feel fitter. Cheeses of various kinds ( I love Harlech), eggs, olives, peppered salami with soft cheese are all good snacks. You will soon find your way and it is such a boost when people notice that you have been losing weight yet you haven't felt hungry. There will be no problem with what to get you for Christmas this year - you will need a new wardrobe!:) Small steps are the way to make progress.
 
metformin has been proven to improve health of people with insulin resistance to a great extend, but it only drops the bg number a little on the doctor's computer. It can take many weak to work.

But it gets more complex as metformin makes it easier to lose weight, and losing weight helps control BG.

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Did you make the tika source, if not it may have contained enough carbs to give you problems. I use dry tika spice on the meat before cooking the meat.
 
ringi said:
metformin has been proven to improve health of people with insulin resistance to a great extend, but it only drops the bg number a little on the doctor's computer. It can take many weak to work.

But it gets more complex as metformin makes it easier to lose weight, and losing weight helps control BG.

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Did you make the tika source, if not it may have contained enough carbs to give you problems. I use dry tika spice on the meat before cooking the meat.
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No afraid it was a jar lol ye ive been looking at things in store cupboard and great deal of hidden carbohydrates and sugars i didnt realise were there at the level they are
 
Phoenix55 said:
Hi @Jen74 I remember very well being totally bemused by what I could eat. While the weather is warm you have the opportunity to start with lots of salads - different mixes of leaves, toms, cucumber, coleslaw +protein in some form. Start to ring the changes with the rest of your meals but keep a note of what you have eaten and then 2 hours later the test result. Avoid breakfast cereals. Go out for a brisk walk - aim for about half an hour a day, you can increase it as you feel fitter. Cheeses of various kinds ( I love Harlech), eggs, olives, peppered salami with soft cheese are all good snacks. You will soon find your way and it is such a boost when people notice that you have been losing weight yet you haven't felt hungry. There will be no problem with what to get you for Christmas this year - you will need a new wardrobe!:) Small steps are the way to make progress.
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Thankyou support o this forum is fantastic made me feel a bit better with it all
 
Your meter will tell you what foods you can no longer tolerate. Try to keep the after meal rise to less than 2. If you like spiced food use dry spices to cook it in then at the end of cooking add a splash of natural yoghurt or cream to make a sauce. Your weekly shop will take twice as long as usual for a couple of weeks as you read all the small print but it is worth it. It is exciting finding out new things about yourself. Best wishes.
 
Jen74 said:
I must be honest im not a very healthy person have weight to loose also but this is a wake up call but so stressful knowing where to start and retraining my whole way of thinking and living
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It will seem strange at first but you can make whatever changes are required. Do it bit bit if it seems overwhelming.
 
i down loaded an app called my net diary it's one of many you can get but i like that one you set it up how much weight
you want to loose and it tells you how long it takes and how many calories you have daily you also scan the product
and tells you all you need to know it can be a tedious to put it in but it helped me to loose weight
 
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