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<blockquote data-quote="Andydragon" data-source="post: 2422762" data-attributes="member: 521079"><p>Metformin does make a difference. It generally is one of the best tolerated with minimal side effects. It also does decrease levels. Perhaps not in as huge an amount as some doctors (not yours it sounds like) seem to describe but does have an impact as well as potentially other beneficial properties. Hate to say it but it’s also really cheap, which in the NHS is important</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/metformin/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/metformin/</a></p><p></p><p>it can have some side effects especially gastric that are, for some intolerable but not for all. I had over a decade with no side effects on the slow release</p><p></p><p>it is in the order of around 1–2% (11– 22 mmol/mol) drop in hba1c which alongside dietary changes can be very helpful for some and in my opinion is not, not making much difference</p><p></p><p>The % drop could sound confusing, took me a while to realise that it is a dcct drop, not a percentage of current levels</p><p></p><p><a href="https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/35/2/446.full.pdf" target="_blank">https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/35/2/446.full.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>It’s not always going to have the same impact on all and I totally understand for some the side effects are bad, but it has its place and can be just enough to keep diabetes at bay. But what I found was sone doctors don’t understand it isn’t a way to stop it by itself, diet and other control is needed to curtail the progression</p><p></p><p>I am drug free now because I had a decade on diabetic drugs and wanted to see if I could. But I considered keeping a low dose of metformin to help, I still think I may ask the nurse if I can as there are T2 who keep this low dosage to help. We shall see when my next hba1c comes around</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andydragon, post: 2422762, member: 521079"] Metformin does make a difference. It generally is one of the best tolerated with minimal side effects. It also does decrease levels. Perhaps not in as huge an amount as some doctors (not yours it sounds like) seem to describe but does have an impact as well as potentially other beneficial properties. Hate to say it but it’s also really cheap, which in the NHS is important [URL]https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/metformin/[/URL] it can have some side effects especially gastric that are, for some intolerable but not for all. I had over a decade with no side effects on the slow release it is in the order of around 1–2% (11– 22 mmol/mol) drop in hba1c which alongside dietary changes can be very helpful for some and in my opinion is not, not making much difference The % drop could sound confusing, took me a while to realise that it is a dcct drop, not a percentage of current levels [URL]https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/35/2/446.full.pdf[/URL] It’s not always going to have the same impact on all and I totally understand for some the side effects are bad, but it has its place and can be just enough to keep diabetes at bay. But what I found was sone doctors don’t understand it isn’t a way to stop it by itself, diet and other control is needed to curtail the progression I am drug free now because I had a decade on diabetic drugs and wanted to see if I could. But I considered keeping a low dose of metformin to help, I still think I may ask the nurse if I can as there are T2 who keep this low dosage to help. We shall see when my next hba1c comes around [/QUOTE]
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