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<blockquote data-quote="Guzzler" data-source="post: 1547126" data-attributes="member: 408573"><p>I'm UOTE="Art Of Flowers, post: 1547116, member: 375067"]I was on 2x500 Metformin at diagnosis with a HbA1C of 99. After 3 months my HbA1C dropped to 59. I then went down to 1x500 Meformin a day. After another 3 months my HbA1C dropped to 44 and then I stopped taking Metformin.</p><p></p><p>A HbA1C of 99 corresponds to 11%</p><p>A HbA1C of 44 corresponds to 6%</p><p></p><p>So I dropped from 11 to 5%. Metformin on its own without reducing carbs would only drop by HbA1C from 11 to 10% or 86. Eating the same diet as before and taking Metformin will still leave you with very high blood glucose levels. On the other hand, a LCHF diet can help you reduce glucose levels to a much lower level even if you don't take Metformin.</p><p></p><p>I found the Metformin led to pins and needles sensations in my hands and also memory loss. Memory loss and neuropathy are known side effects for metformin although not everyone may suffer from them. This maybe caused by vitamin B12 deficiency which is associated with metformin. I also found my sleep pattern was disrupted by metformin as was getting up in the middle of the night to pee.</p></blockquote><p>I'm glad you mentioned sleep. The Amitriptyline helps combat sleep disturbance and I have been having some problems with this while I have been slowly reducing the dosage but perhaps it could be the Metformin.That is the problem with taking multiple drugs, one can never tell how they will interact, if at all.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Guzzler, post: 1547126, member: 408573"] I'm UOTE="Art Of Flowers, post: 1547116, member: 375067"]I was on 2x500 Metformin at diagnosis with a HbA1C of 99. After 3 months my HbA1C dropped to 59. I then went down to 1x500 Meformin a day. After another 3 months my HbA1C dropped to 44 and then I stopped taking Metformin. A HbA1C of 99 corresponds to 11% A HbA1C of 44 corresponds to 6% So I dropped from 11 to 5%. Metformin on its own without reducing carbs would only drop by HbA1C from 11 to 10% or 86. Eating the same diet as before and taking Metformin will still leave you with very high blood glucose levels. On the other hand, a LCHF diet can help you reduce glucose levels to a much lower level even if you don't take Metformin. I found the Metformin led to pins and needles sensations in my hands and also memory loss. Memory loss and neuropathy are known side effects for metformin although not everyone may suffer from them. This maybe caused by vitamin B12 deficiency which is associated with metformin. I also found my sleep pattern was disrupted by metformin as was getting up in the middle of the night to pee.[/QUOTE] I'm glad you mentioned sleep. The Amitriptyline helps combat sleep disturbance and I have been having some problems with this while I have been slowly reducing the dosage but perhaps it could be the Metformin.That is the problem with taking multiple drugs, one can never tell how they will interact, if at all. [/QUOTE]
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