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<blockquote data-quote="Goonergal" data-source="post: 2174061" data-attributes="member: 368709"><p>Hi [USER=501971]@Kreade1958[/USER] and welcome.</p><p></p><p>You’ve come to the best place for advice and support. As a starting point, please have a look at this link with lots of useful information for those newly diagnosed: <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088/</a></p><p></p><p>Do have a good read and ask as many questions as you like.</p><p></p><p>To answer your question directly, it is entirely your decision whether to take any prescribed medication having weighed up the pros and cons. You’ll find a variety of views about metformin on here, but for my part, I chose not to take it, preferring to see if I could make lifestyle changes.</p><p></p><p>Full details are in my signature, but short version, I started with an HbA1c of 108 (12%] and was able to get that down to non diabetic levels (38 - or 5.6%) within 6 months. I’ve maintained non diabetic levels ever since using a diet very low in carbohydrates. I do also exercise assuming (and from your post that’s what I deduce) you have been diagnosed type 2 and are not on any medication other than the prescribed metformin for your diabetes, then diet will have the single biggest impact on your blood sugar levels.</p><p></p><p>If this interests you, have a look around the low carb section of this forum and also at dietdoctor.com which has a huge resource of advice, menus and recipes.</p><p></p><p>Do keep us posted on what you decide and how you get on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonergal, post: 2174061, member: 368709"] Hi [USER=501971]@Kreade1958[/USER] and welcome. You’ve come to the best place for advice and support. As a starting point, please have a look at this link with lots of useful information for those newly diagnosed: [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088/[/URL] Do have a good read and ask as many questions as you like. To answer your question directly, it is entirely your decision whether to take any prescribed medication having weighed up the pros and cons. You’ll find a variety of views about metformin on here, but for my part, I chose not to take it, preferring to see if I could make lifestyle changes. Full details are in my signature, but short version, I started with an HbA1c of 108 (12%] and was able to get that down to non diabetic levels (38 - or 5.6%) within 6 months. I’ve maintained non diabetic levels ever since using a diet very low in carbohydrates. I do also exercise assuming (and from your post that’s what I deduce) you have been diagnosed type 2 and are not on any medication other than the prescribed metformin for your diabetes, then diet will have the single biggest impact on your blood sugar levels. If this interests you, have a look around the low carb section of this forum and also at dietdoctor.com which has a huge resource of advice, menus and recipes. Do keep us posted on what you decide and how you get on. [/QUOTE]
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