Hi,
I have been a T1 for 15 yrs and have tried all sorts of insulin and different regimes. In Aug 2010 i was put on a pump because i wasn't getting hypo symptoms ( which has always been a problem) and being a bit out of control. Last week I went to a hosp appt and saw a different doctor, the one i normally see had left. He put me on metformin because " It will help with weight issues" as he put it. When i looked at my notes I found that i had put on 2lb since February!!!!!!! I was in and out in 5 mins with no explanation apart from that "I had weight issues". I then requested to see a DSN to see if they could shed some light on the matter. She then explained that i had become "desensitised" to insulin and that the metformin wuld help my body be sensitive to the insulin again.
Since then I have had about 7 hypos, with no warning.
I don't eat a lot of carbs......I have some toast for breakfast, fruit for lunch and carb free meals for dinner. I do 3 40mins walking a day and walking at work( i work in a school) so not sure where my weight issues come from.
Never mind..............
Josie
I have been a T1 for 15 yrs and have tried all sorts of insulin and different regimes. In Aug 2010 i was put on a pump because i wasn't getting hypo symptoms ( which has always been a problem) and being a bit out of control. Last week I went to a hosp appt and saw a different doctor, the one i normally see had left. He put me on metformin because " It will help with weight issues" as he put it. When i looked at my notes I found that i had put on 2lb since February!!!!!!! I was in and out in 5 mins with no explanation apart from that "I had weight issues". I then requested to see a DSN to see if they could shed some light on the matter. She then explained that i had become "desensitised" to insulin and that the metformin wuld help my body be sensitive to the insulin again.
Since then I have had about 7 hypos, with no warning.
I don't eat a lot of carbs......I have some toast for breakfast, fruit for lunch and carb free meals for dinner. I do 3 40mins walking a day and walking at work( i work in a school) so not sure where my weight issues come from.
Never mind..............
Josie