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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 936663" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>I have no idea what your blood scores are like, except your comment they're a tiny bit higher on Metformin, but, I'd like to mention two things.</p><p></p><p>Firstly, there have been comments on these boards in the past from people taking Metformin that eating plenty of carbohydrates made their symptoms worse. In fact, if my memory serves me well, someone recently had a bit of a carb-fest and paid a particularly unpleasant price, but seemed to get plenty exercise with the rushing about!</p><p></p><p>Secondly, I would wholly expect your bloods to increase a little, having come off Gliclazide. The reason i the drugs work in different ways. Gliclazide actively stimulates your body to release more insulin. The effect of the increased insulin is to drive down your blood scores.</p><p></p><p>Metformin, on the other hand, in itself, will have only a very modest impact on blood sugars. Where it impacts diabetics is by reducing insulin resistance, which means the insulin you produce on your own (in other words, without the Glic stimulating it) works a bit better. It is also known, in some, to reduce the appetite, which is found to be quite useful for anyone wanting to trim up.</p><p></p><p>I know it's taken a while to get here, but it could be worthwhile trying to reduce your carbs for a while, and see what that does to the nausea you have been experiencing. If you reduce your carb consumption, it is extremely likely your blood scores will also improve, so perhaps it could be a win:win?</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't like to tell you what to reduce to. That would be your choice. But, many on here, including me, have adopted a way reduced carb way of eating with great success.</p><p></p><p>I have never taken any diabetes medication.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 936663, member: 88961"] I have no idea what your blood scores are like, except your comment they're a tiny bit higher on Metformin, but, I'd like to mention two things. Firstly, there have been comments on these boards in the past from people taking Metformin that eating plenty of carbohydrates made their symptoms worse. In fact, if my memory serves me well, someone recently had a bit of a carb-fest and paid a particularly unpleasant price, but seemed to get plenty exercise with the rushing about! Secondly, I would wholly expect your bloods to increase a little, having come off Gliclazide. The reason i the drugs work in different ways. Gliclazide actively stimulates your body to release more insulin. The effect of the increased insulin is to drive down your blood scores. Metformin, on the other hand, in itself, will have only a very modest impact on blood sugars. Where it impacts diabetics is by reducing insulin resistance, which means the insulin you produce on your own (in other words, without the Glic stimulating it) works a bit better. It is also known, in some, to reduce the appetite, which is found to be quite useful for anyone wanting to trim up. I know it's taken a while to get here, but it could be worthwhile trying to reduce your carbs for a while, and see what that does to the nausea you have been experiencing. If you reduce your carb consumption, it is extremely likely your blood scores will also improve, so perhaps it could be a win:win? I wouldn't like to tell you what to reduce to. That would be your choice. But, many on here, including me, have adopted a way reduced carb way of eating with great success. I have never taken any diabetes medication. [/QUOTE]
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