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<blockquote data-quote="DavidGrahamJones" data-source="post: 1606930" data-attributes="member: 245335"><p>I had an interesting conversation with my pharmacist today (they like a chat every year). I mentioned the problems with Metformin, obviously something he was familiar with and he explained that there are alternatives. I should have written them down because my brain is like a sieve (wonder what that's a symptom of, statin brain fog?). </p><p></p><p>I read sometime ago that Berberine is as effective as Metformin (according to some Japanese research) and works in a similar way, improving insulin resistance. My pharmacist confirmed that Metformin is probably no longer present in my body, having stopped a few weeks ago, so I might try the Berberine, just to see if it makes a difference. </p><p></p><p>I have noticed that my BG is running quite high, around 12 yesterday and 9 to day (that's better), any carb has an immediate impact and seems to affect by for a very long time. It might not be ideal to have high BG but when I consider that I probably wasn't diagnosed for a long time and even on diagnosis I waited 5 months to see a consultant for a prescription. I almost seems that the NHS thought it was OK to have high BG for a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidGrahamJones, post: 1606930, member: 245335"] I had an interesting conversation with my pharmacist today (they like a chat every year). I mentioned the problems with Metformin, obviously something he was familiar with and he explained that there are alternatives. I should have written them down because my brain is like a sieve (wonder what that's a symptom of, statin brain fog?). I read sometime ago that Berberine is as effective as Metformin (according to some Japanese research) and works in a similar way, improving insulin resistance. My pharmacist confirmed that Metformin is probably no longer present in my body, having stopped a few weeks ago, so I might try the Berberine, just to see if it makes a difference. I have noticed that my BG is running quite high, around 12 yesterday and 9 to day (that's better), any carb has an immediate impact and seems to affect by for a very long time. It might not be ideal to have high BG but when I consider that I probably wasn't diagnosed for a long time and even on diagnosis I waited 5 months to see a consultant for a prescription. I almost seems that the NHS thought it was OK to have high BG for a while. [/QUOTE]
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