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<blockquote data-quote="winbeck90" data-source="post: 1497989" data-attributes="member: 415001"><p>I'm slightly aghast that so many people on here are suggesting "have you tried a low carb diet" surely any doctor will make that the first port of call before putting you on medication?! Plus it's not always an option for everyone on whether it works or not in 4 month/6 months/9 months or ever! I was diagnosed with supposed type 2 although there still not sure and are looking into whether its another type. I tried being on a low carb diet and spent all my time crashing out feeling terrible as i've got a fast metabolism i wasn't getting enough carbs to function on a very low carb diet and my HBA1C didn't come down at all. Got put onto metformin slow release which i agree gives you terrible side effects of an upset stomach, tired all the time, headaches just generally feeling washed out. No warnings or mention ever given about it causing the B12 problem just happened to stumble across a thread about it - started taking B12 and now don't feel as dead to the world all the time. HBA1C now technically so low i could be classed as pre-diabetic but sugars rocket so much after even the lightest of meals that I'm kept on metformin. I control my bloods mainly through a balanced diet and exercise, but as many diabetics will know everyone of us reacts differently to everything so there isn't a one size fits all rule even with low carb diets</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="winbeck90, post: 1497989, member: 415001"] I'm slightly aghast that so many people on here are suggesting "have you tried a low carb diet" surely any doctor will make that the first port of call before putting you on medication?! Plus it's not always an option for everyone on whether it works or not in 4 month/6 months/9 months or ever! I was diagnosed with supposed type 2 although there still not sure and are looking into whether its another type. I tried being on a low carb diet and spent all my time crashing out feeling terrible as i've got a fast metabolism i wasn't getting enough carbs to function on a very low carb diet and my HBA1C didn't come down at all. Got put onto metformin slow release which i agree gives you terrible side effects of an upset stomach, tired all the time, headaches just generally feeling washed out. No warnings or mention ever given about it causing the B12 problem just happened to stumble across a thread about it - started taking B12 and now don't feel as dead to the world all the time. HBA1C now technically so low i could be classed as pre-diabetic but sugars rocket so much after even the lightest of meals that I'm kept on metformin. I control my bloods mainly through a balanced diet and exercise, but as many diabetics will know everyone of us reacts differently to everything so there isn't a one size fits all rule even with low carb diets [/QUOTE]
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