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<blockquote data-quote="The Governor" data-source="post: 13932" data-attributes="member: 9029"><p>Martin - thanks for the reassurance, any news is good news for me at the moment!</p><p></p><p>Nellie - Once again I'm grateful for an old hand taking the time out to explain some basics to an annoying naive noob <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> That was really useful.</p><p></p><p>My GP has given it to me on the understanding it will help "bind" insulin to my blood (your point 3).</p><p></p><p>Your other points are useful though, although I'm slightly disconcerted that nobody really knows what it's doing! :shock: </p><p></p><p>So if I understand correctly, it may be reducing the glucose produced by my liver, which might explain why it isn't having an effect on my rise after meals? I was labouring under the misapprehension that each tablet was reducing the glucose absorbed from the meal I'd just had, but your explanation makes some sense of what I'd seen so far.</p><p></p><p>It also goes some way to explain why at the moment I'm so high (compared to what a normal person should be). Like I say, I thought it was tackling my food intake, rather than generally lowering my glucose levels, so presumably as my dose goes up my levels might become more stable...?</p><p></p><p>Of course, you'll now tell me I've totally misunderstood and I'll kill myself <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Governor, post: 13932, member: 9029"] Martin - thanks for the reassurance, any news is good news for me at the moment! Nellie - Once again I'm grateful for an old hand taking the time out to explain some basics to an annoying naive noob :D That was really useful. My GP has given it to me on the understanding it will help "bind" insulin to my blood (your point 3). Your other points are useful though, although I'm slightly disconcerted that nobody really knows what it's doing! :shock: So if I understand correctly, it may be reducing the glucose produced by my liver, which might explain why it isn't having an effect on my rise after meals? I was labouring under the misapprehension that each tablet was reducing the glucose absorbed from the meal I'd just had, but your explanation makes some sense of what I'd seen so far. It also goes some way to explain why at the moment I'm so high (compared to what a normal person should be). Like I say, I thought it was tackling my food intake, rather than generally lowering my glucose levels, so presumably as my dose goes up my levels might become more stable...? Of course, you'll now tell me I've totally misunderstood and I'll kill myself :D [/QUOTE]
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