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<blockquote data-quote="desidiabulum" data-source="post: 1138591" data-attributes="member: 39515"><p>The suggestion that metformin is prescribed to 'keep money rolling into their coffers' is absurd -- it is, as my GP put it, 'as cheap as chips' -- THAT is why it is prescribed. Also because it helps the body to use insulin more efficiently, does not damage beta cells, generally doesn't cause hypos, and may have other health benefits. If you can take metformin in the SR version, then it's well worth persevering. But if you are having big problems even with the SR version, then my own opinion is that in the end it is a quality of life issue. My first year after diagnosis was a nightmare with the metformin (if you have problems with digestion already then it's a recipe for disaster) and in the end I just told the GP I couldn't cope with it any more. I was prescribed gliclazide, which is certainly not as beneficial and harmless as metformin, caused hypos at first until I got the strength and timing of dosage right, and is damaging my beta cells, but it doesn't make me sick and in the end it was a call I was prepared to make (given that my version of diabetes is less predictable than Type 2, so it wasn't clear how long my pancreas would hold out anyway). So many other health problems then crowded in that I was relieved that my diabetes at least was under control and not causing me bother. Ultimately it should be your decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desidiabulum, post: 1138591, member: 39515"] The suggestion that metformin is prescribed to 'keep money rolling into their coffers' is absurd -- it is, as my GP put it, 'as cheap as chips' -- THAT is why it is prescribed. Also because it helps the body to use insulin more efficiently, does not damage beta cells, generally doesn't cause hypos, and may have other health benefits. If you can take metformin in the SR version, then it's well worth persevering. But if you are having big problems even with the SR version, then my own opinion is that in the end it is a quality of life issue. My first year after diagnosis was a nightmare with the metformin (if you have problems with digestion already then it's a recipe for disaster) and in the end I just told the GP I couldn't cope with it any more. I was prescribed gliclazide, which is certainly not as beneficial and harmless as metformin, caused hypos at first until I got the strength and timing of dosage right, and is damaging my beta cells, but it doesn't make me sick and in the end it was a call I was prepared to make (given that my version of diabetes is less predictable than Type 2, so it wasn't clear how long my pancreas would hold out anyway). So many other health problems then crowded in that I was relieved that my diabetes at least was under control and not causing me bother. Ultimately it should be your decision. [/QUOTE]
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