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<blockquote data-quote="searley" data-source="post: 2412091" data-attributes="member: 31377"><p>Obviously we can not give medical advice this should be done with your care team</p><p></p><p>Having said that metformin does not lower bg a massive amount.. It just slows glucose release from the liver and increases insulin sensitivity so most of the good work is *probably* diet change</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So if your aim is to be medication free then there is only 1 way to find out what the effects are... I'm not aware of any benefits other than controlling glucose release</p><p></p><p>Some find it suppress appetite so there could be a risk of craving more food</p><p></p><p>Talk to your prescriber see what they think... But ultimately the decision is your to make</p><p></p><p>One concern though would be an hba1c of 42 would put you into the pre diabetes category so would stopping metformin be enough to put you back in the diabetic ranges?? This could be a reason to carry on until you hba1c us a little lower?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="searley, post: 2412091, member: 31377"] Obviously we can not give medical advice this should be done with your care team Having said that metformin does not lower bg a massive amount.. It just slows glucose release from the liver and increases insulin sensitivity so most of the good work is *probably* diet change So if your aim is to be medication free then there is only 1 way to find out what the effects are... I'm not aware of any benefits other than controlling glucose release Some find it suppress appetite so there could be a risk of craving more food Talk to your prescriber see what they think... But ultimately the decision is your to make One concern though would be an hba1c of 42 would put you into the pre diabetes category so would stopping metformin be enough to put you back in the diabetic ranges?? This could be a reason to carry on until you hba1c us a little lower? [/QUOTE]
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