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<blockquote data-quote="markd" data-source="post: 53154" data-attributes="member: 13859"><p>I've been low-carbing successfully (and daily exercise) for many months now, lost 80 pounds in weight, my BG readings between 4.4 and 4.9 ( either fasting, 1, 2, or 3 hours after a meal). My doc dropped me from two down to one Metformin per day, as I still had gut-rot, but now I take it mid-meal, that is much better.</p><p></p><p>I have another 20 pounds to lose to get down to my target BMI of 23, which I should do by the Spring. My aim, of course, is to get off Metformin completely, if I can.</p><p></p><p>Been on only one Met for a couple of weeks now, my average BG has crept up a fraction (0.1 or 0.2) but I twisted my ankle badly last week so very little exercise for 10 days.</p><p></p><p>Last night, I fell off the low-carb wagon for the first time; I had three large bacon baguettes for supper, followed by a M&S 400g melon and grape fruit salad, in total, somewhere between 180 and 200g of carbs! (one x 500g Metformin, mid-meal)</p><p></p><p>At one hour, I tested at 6.9 and at two hours, back down to 6.2 - didn't test at three hours as it was quite late, so went to bed. 11 hours fasting, and I was at 5.1 this morning.</p><p></p><p>I'm wondering just how high that would have spiked if I'd not taken the Metformin, any thoughts?</p><p></p><p>I also read somewhere (but can't remember where) that you get an artificially high spike the first time you have a high-carb meal after a proloned low-carb regime and that maybe you should knock off 0.5 from the reading to compensate.</p><p></p><p>I'd like to think that is the case, or my hopes of surviving on diet/exercise only may not be looking too good. Any guesses?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="markd, post: 53154, member: 13859"] I've been low-carbing successfully (and daily exercise) for many months now, lost 80 pounds in weight, my BG readings between 4.4 and 4.9 ( either fasting, 1, 2, or 3 hours after a meal). My doc dropped me from two down to one Metformin per day, as I still had gut-rot, but now I take it mid-meal, that is much better. I have another 20 pounds to lose to get down to my target BMI of 23, which I should do by the Spring. My aim, of course, is to get off Metformin completely, if I can. Been on only one Met for a couple of weeks now, my average BG has crept up a fraction (0.1 or 0.2) but I twisted my ankle badly last week so very little exercise for 10 days. Last night, I fell off the low-carb wagon for the first time; I had three large bacon baguettes for supper, followed by a M&S 400g melon and grape fruit salad, in total, somewhere between 180 and 200g of carbs! (one x 500g Metformin, mid-meal) At one hour, I tested at 6.9 and at two hours, back down to 6.2 - didn't test at three hours as it was quite late, so went to bed. 11 hours fasting, and I was at 5.1 this morning. I'm wondering just how high that would have spiked if I'd not taken the Metformin, any thoughts? I also read somewhere (but can't remember where) that you get an artificially high spike the first time you have a high-carb meal after a proloned low-carb regime and that maybe you should knock off 0.5 from the reading to compensate. I'd like to think that is the case, or my hopes of surviving on diet/exercise only may not be looking too good. Any guesses? [/QUOTE]
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