Hi all,
My partner, Nick (male, 32, 85kg, active lifestyle) is type 2 diabetic, diagnosed in September. He was initially started on insulin (basal bolus) as his BS was at 24 when first tested. He's not massively overweight but lost about a stone so far just by cutting out the sugar. By the time we saw consultant last week, he had managed to wean down from 32 units to just 12 units of lantus every/every other night. The consultant said his blood test reading was now 7% as opposed to 10%. They have told him great news and to lose the insulin and start on Metformin and perhaps lose a bit more weight too. The hospital said to slowly start Metformin (four days of one tablet, then two for ten days, then eventually three a day after 14 days) He's had four days off insulin and on 1x 500mg Metformin but he seems to have gone backwards since. The numbers haven't really gone up but the thirst has returned, urinating more and he's come down with a bad cold (I realise the cold could be a coincidence!) He hasn't had a Metformin today as the worst symptom he's been having is severe itching all over (no rash) which has now stopped.
He wants to see how he gets on without medication for a few days but I wondered if anybody could shed any light on this. Is this all down to the loss of insulin or addition of Metformin? It's so frustrating because he has done so well. I've been reading a lot about the positive effects of losing weight so I'm hoping that will continue to help.
** no negative comments please
Lucy x
My partner, Nick (male, 32, 85kg, active lifestyle) is type 2 diabetic, diagnosed in September. He was initially started on insulin (basal bolus) as his BS was at 24 when first tested. He's not massively overweight but lost about a stone so far just by cutting out the sugar. By the time we saw consultant last week, he had managed to wean down from 32 units to just 12 units of lantus every/every other night. The consultant said his blood test reading was now 7% as opposed to 10%. They have told him great news and to lose the insulin and start on Metformin and perhaps lose a bit more weight too. The hospital said to slowly start Metformin (four days of one tablet, then two for ten days, then eventually three a day after 14 days) He's had four days off insulin and on 1x 500mg Metformin but he seems to have gone backwards since. The numbers haven't really gone up but the thirst has returned, urinating more and he's come down with a bad cold (I realise the cold could be a coincidence!) He hasn't had a Metformin today as the worst symptom he's been having is severe itching all over (no rash) which has now stopped.
He wants to see how he gets on without medication for a few days but I wondered if anybody could shed any light on this. Is this all down to the loss of insulin or addition of Metformin? It's so frustrating because he has done so well. I've been reading a lot about the positive effects of losing weight so I'm hoping that will continue to help.
** no negative comments please
Lucy x
