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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 1865354" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>Doctors in UK have to follow the NICE guidelines, or lose their job. These guidelines have a strict order in which medication can be used and treatments to follow, and are very prescriptive. Changing doctors may not have the benefit you seek,</p><p></p><p>I do not believe there is a suitable alternative to Metformin and it is considered to be the safest drug to prescribe to diabetics and PCOS sufferers. You have the right to refuse to take it, but if you do you should inform the doctor since other medications may need to change to compensate. Usually if you request it because of side effects and have tried the slow release variant without success, then most doctors will stop giving it. </p><p></p><p>However, the alternative drugs they will want to use instead have less safe side effects, and may lead to long term issues. This forum has discussions on it about some of the other benefits that Metformin offers in terms of stabilizing bgl and reducing risk of a CVE. It is not a wonder drug, and does have gastric issues and many here do stop taking it. There are diet alternatives you can use instead to reduce bgl and cardiac risk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 1865354, member: 196898"] Doctors in UK have to follow the NICE guidelines, or lose their job. These guidelines have a strict order in which medication can be used and treatments to follow, and are very prescriptive. Changing doctors may not have the benefit you seek, I do not believe there is a suitable alternative to Metformin and it is considered to be the safest drug to prescribe to diabetics and PCOS sufferers. You have the right to refuse to take it, but if you do you should inform the doctor since other medications may need to change to compensate. Usually if you request it because of side effects and have tried the slow release variant without success, then most doctors will stop giving it. However, the alternative drugs they will want to use instead have less safe side effects, and may lead to long term issues. This forum has discussions on it about some of the other benefits that Metformin offers in terms of stabilizing bgl and reducing risk of a CVE. It is not a wonder drug, and does have gastric issues and many here do stop taking it. There are diet alternatives you can use instead to reduce bgl and cardiac risk. [/QUOTE]
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