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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gloucestergirl" data-source="post: 1427163" data-attributes="member: 54959"><p>I have had diabetes for 21 years, supposedly Type 2 but I wasn't overweight as I weighed about 8 stone when diagnosed and my father who also had it wasn't overweight and neither is my twin sister, in fact she weighs less than I do.  Immediately on diagnosis I was put onto tablets and one of those was Metformin.   After 8 years I was put onto Lantus and then Novorapid as well as still taking the Metformin.  I slowly put on weight and got to 9 stone so still not huge but my appetite wasn't huge either and I think the weight increase was due to the insulin.  About a year ago I started to feel extremely tired and found out that my B12 was low, this is a side effect of Metformin.  I had to have a course of injections which has worked and I no longer feel tired.  A few months ago when my appetite had decreased to such an extent that I was eating very small "toddler" size meals I decided to experiment and stopped taking the Metformin.  It was miraculous! The day after I actually had hunger pains, something I hadn't had for years.   I was eating much better but after a week I thought that I had better start taking the Metformin again.  About three months ago I went for my annual checkup and told the nurse that I had been naughty and had stopped the Metformin for a week and she asked how I felt and what my sugar levels were like.  I told her that I was eating better and my sugar levels were fine so she told me to stop taking them.  I check my sugar levels four times a day and have to say that they are better than they were when I was taking the tablets. I give myself slightly more insulin, my normal dose of Novorapid usually being 4 units and have increased it by one unit and this usually covers most meals.  My weight has gone up very slightly but I am still within a healthy weight and don't think I will get very big as I have never been able to put on weight all my life.   If anyone is hesitant about taking Metformin they should certainly be aware about the B12 deficiency and if anyone is thinking of stopping it they may find that their sugar levels might actually go down.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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