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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
most of our carbs are complex
Well if carbs (of any sort) indeed cause inflammation, as many now think, then maybe cutting out carbs completely could help with the PR? As you are almost carnivore maybe that would help even more than metformin? Just a thought..
No, not taking morning dose with food. I'll put up with the discomfort as I am unwilling to change the Intermittent Fasting regime. It's my norm now....Just a small point, as you intermittently fast, are you taking the Metformin with food as that will reduce gastric symptoms. My side effects if I remember rightly lasted around ten days to two weeks.
No, not taking morning dose with food. I'll put up with the discomfort as I am unwilling to change the Intermittent Fasting regime. It's my norm now....
I could change and am concerned that I will forget as I will then have 3 lots of med times.Can't you change when you take the Metformin? It doesn't have to be at any particular time of day. Or are you an all day faster?
I take meds first thing and bedtime, these I have always remembered. When I was started on Metformin and needed to take one in the middle of the day I kept forgetting it so I now have a repeating alarm set on my phone.I could change and am concerned that I will forget as I will then have 3 lots of med times.
However, will give it a shot. Thanks![]()
I think OH would go mad if there were yet another bleeping event in the house! But yes, this is a good plan.I take meds first thing and bedtime, these I have always remembered. When I was started on Metformin and needed to take one in the middle of the day I kept forgetting it so I now have a repeating alarm set on my phone.
I could change and am concerned that I will forget as I will then have 3 lots of med times.
However, will give it a shot. Thanks
Edited to add,
"Diet only, low carb/high fat/normal protein"
Please to see your line above.
My French doctor, as lovely as he is, has asked me to reduce fat intake! I am sad that there are still so many people around who do not seem to have moved away from old skool thinking.
I don't take sugar, we don't eat French bread (once every couple of weeks maybe). Don't drink wine more than once per 2 weeks (if that), don't take fizzy drinks.....carbs are complex, bread is Organic wholegrain Rye with seeds.......butter yes, olive oil yes. Meat, fish, eggs, cheese yes.
I can't/won't give up anything cos I am pretty convinced we eat healthy food.
I can't/won't give up anything cos I am pretty convinced we eat healthy food.
I'm not really interested in alcohol, so the rare wine is because we don't bother, not because we have given up.Yes, it is very sad doctors and HCPs still tell us to reduce fat, especially the saturated variety. Old science, and it wasn't even good science when the low fat mantra was first invented, but everyone fell for it.
You can drink red wine. No need to deprive yourself. The carb amount is negligible and a glass a day is good for the heart. Antioxidants and all that.
But you have a diabetic HbA1c level and an inflammatory condition.. both of which may be assisted by reducing carbs a bit more.. I know I keep banging on but cutting out the bread may allow you get off the steroids and the metformin.. not worth an experiment for a month just to see?