metformin type 2

Thanks Kezzer, I shall bear that in mind, ...symphonies huh... nice way of putting it. I feel much better now and If I'm honest I have had these " events " before, and never did find out why.

It's early days only on the second dose, but no obvious side effects as yet thankfully.

I suffered to but luckily my dr put me on metformin slow release 1000 mg morning,1000mg evening.
No more problems with it hope you get sorted.


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bookmite said:

Took my first ever met with breakky ..scrambled eggs, mushrooms, wafer thin sliced ham and half tin of tomatoes. Reading 2 hours later 5.7 ..cool. Felt weird whilst out shopping, extreme tiredness, sleepy, lethargic, light headed, so when I got home I took my BG again and it was 5.1. Now I'm perplexed ,with these readings I shouldn't be feeling so washed out. I was fine when I got up this morning.

Guess it's just one of those bad days.

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When I first switched to low carb it does make you feel funny for a few days.
Also weight loss and low carb means you have to sometimes reduce your dose. I felt like this until the chemist reduced my dose from 3 to 1 tablets. Just bear this in mind and keep an eye on your readings! Hugs!

Thanks scandichic, it has upset my tummy, which obviously isn't pleasant, but on the plus side day 2 of taking metformin my post meal reading was only 6.2 :- Ta da day one after the same low carb breakfast was 6.7

I'm learning....slowly, just done a 2mile dog walk, I'm washed out now

you need to drink a lot of water and you need more salt on LCHF...don't forget the fats, that's where you are getting your energy from now

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm

Yes jack..it is an issue with me, I'm trying to find the balance, I had a coronary bypass 15 years ago and need to be careful with fats, it's a double edge sword, damned if I do...damned if I don't .

Thanks buddy, I'll check out those links

fat's are a hard one for someone with CVD, But you may find it's the carbs that gave you the trouble? you will need to read up a lot and see what you can work out,
fats may drop your tigs and raise your HDL and statin will sort the LDL, but they will be the fluffy and not the small dense
cholesterol

I'm learning that jack, thanks so much for the video link...beautifully explained, and certainly undeniable that LCHF long term is the best way forward for me. I noted interestingly that the effects that has caused my CVD is reversible in as much that I can delay the impact from further damage by adopting a LCHF lifestyle . I guess since my MI and surgery , my inclination for excercise and being more aware of my diet has helped.

Onwards and upwards, brilliant video, my condition now makes much more sense to me.

Thanks

although he's a teaching professor and knows his stuff, I wouldn't take a single source for anything, also he is talking about a ketogenic LCHF, where the carbs are under 50g a day

I don't know yet how hard it will be to maintain a carb control to that level in real terms in ordinary day to day life, but I'm sure I need to vastly reduce my carbs, control the amount and types of fats I eat in the hope that "fluffy" and friendly ldl's can do their job without being attacked by sticky dense VDL's, which is more than likely what caused my cvd in the first place.

Thanks again for the heads up.

Ive been taking 2000mg for 2 years and still make me feel ****. Ive never thought to ask for something different, just suffered it. I am going to speak to my dsn this week and see if i can swap!

And are you stable and in control stephie? , if so why not ask for a drug review.

I spoke to my doc the other day and he's hopeful that once my diet and T2 is under control, he wants me off the statins. As for metformin, I'm taking each day as it comes. Strangely i feel fine in the evening, it's mid afternoon I feel ****.

jack412 said:

although he's a teaching professor and knows his stuff, I wouldn't take a single source for anything, also he is talking about a ketogenic LCHF, where the carbs are under 50g a day

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Great link, Jack.

One thing that stuck out for me is that (according to this source) triglycerides of 0.9 is not a fatty liver, but more than 1.0 is.

Suddenly, I want my cholesterol tested again!

Brunneria said:

Great link, Jack.
One thing that stuck out for me is that (according to this source) triglycerides of 0.9 is not a fatty liver, but more than 1.0 is.
Suddenly, I want my cholesterol tested again!

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I think that would also reflect fat for other organs too, sadly my april cholesterol was only 2.7 but my TG was over 1, so low cholesterol doesn't tell the story

bookmite said:

I don't know yet how hard it will be to maintain a carb control to that level in real terms in ordinary day to day life, but I'm sure I need to vastly reduce my carbs, control the amount and types of fats I eat in the hope that "fluffy" and friendly ldl's can do their job without being attacked by sticky dense VDL's, which is more than likely what caused my cvd in the first place.

Thanks again for the heads up.

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http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm For me, the more carbs we eat the more carbs we want. they don’t give up easy.
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm

there are a few simple rules, no grain, grain product [flour pasta bread etc. including grain oil and margarine,] no sugary stuff incl fruit. no potato and other high carb/starchy veg, e.g. corn, ...eat everything else, you can adjust your carbs as you learn more..
if you are out, go to a supermarket and buy your lunch in the deli and veg section.. ..it's cheaper and better....use ham slices etc, as your bread and make rollups with stuff like cheese, tomato etc


there is a collection of videos here
https://www.youtube.com/user/lowcarbdownunder

jack412 said:

http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm For me, the more carbs we eat the more carbs we want. they don’t give up easy.
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm

there are a few simple rules, no grain, grain product [flour pasta bread etc. including grain oil and margarine,] no sugary stuff incl fruit. no potato and other high carb/starchy veg, e.g. corn, ...eat everything else, you can adjust your carbs as you learn more..
if you are out, go to a supermarket and buy your lunch in the deli and veg section.. ..it's cheaper and better....use ham slices etc, as your bread and make rollups with stuff like cheese, tomato etc


there is a collection of videos here
https://www.youtube.com/user/lowcarbdownunder

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Thanks a lot Jack, very interesting bed time reading for me doing well today fasting reading was 5.6 post 5.5 , after almost a carb free breakfast which I thought strange but I'll take it and just done a random at 5.7.

Not feeling washed out today....Happy days

Hi
I’m wk3 & so on 3 tablets daily.
Feeling nauseous and bloated & tired lack of wanting to eat also.
My wind is horrendous our dogs look at me in disgust and leave the room!

I noticed this morning I was burping sulphur taste.

Not sure what to do.

Alstro246 said:

Hi
I’m wk3 & so on 3 tablets daily.
Feeling nauseous and bloated & tired lack of wanting to eat also.
My wind is horrendous our dogs look at me in disgust and leave the room!

I noticed this morning I was burping sulphur taste.

Not sure what to do.

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Hi @Alstro246 , and welcome to the forum,

You're posting this in an 11 year old thread, so it might be getting buried a little. If you want, one of the mods can give you your own thread, it would generate more responses.

Anyway, I feel you. Metformin gave me the runs for 3 weeks, was dehydrated, bloody.... Usually, side effects should abate after about two weeks. If they last longer, they might not go away. Now, Metformin is notorious for gastrointestinal upsets. Here's a few things you can do:

-Make sure you do NOT ever take it on an empty stomach. Make sure it has something to land on.

-If you're already doing that, and it's not making a difference, you might want to ask for the Slow Release version. It's not the first one given, but they'll usually switch you over if that's what you want to try.

-If metformin really isn't doable, there are other medications to try, it's not the only thing you can go for.

-Fourth option: go the diet route instead. Go for a low carb, high fat, moderate protein diet and you might be able to come off the metformin entirely. It's what I did, and I've been seeing non-diabetic levels ever since. https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html might help a bit with the basics. Get yourself a meter, see what works for you, (Test before a meal and 2 hours after the first bite. You're aiming for a rise of 2.0 mmol/l or less. If it's over that, the meal contained more carbs than you could process!) and keep in touch with your GP about changes you (intend to) make.

Best of luck, and again, welcome!
Jo