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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1827900" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>This is early days for you.</p><p>Some people report that after adopting low carb it can take weeks or months for their numbers to gradually subside.</p><p>Give it time.</p><p></p><p>Also, you are on a fairly low dose of Metformin (lots of people are on double what you are, though they may have slowly stepped up to that dose over time), and it takes a while for the effects of Metformin to kick in. Weeks. And then it needs to be taken consistently for the effects to maintain. I speculate that Metformin is better absorbed once the digestive upset side effects have subsided, so it may not be properly effective until that point.</p><p></p><p>I believe the action of Metformin has been discussed on your other threads, so I won't go into it here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Having said all that, if you are getting wobbly before lunch, then a couple of things may be happening. You need to test your bg at the time of the symptoms.</p><p>if your bg is below 4 then you are experiencing a hypo. A bigger breakfast would probably prevent that.</p><p>if your bg is above 4 then you are probably experiencing a false hypo which is basically where your blood glucose has gone a bit lower than the elevated levels you are used to. It feels odd, but it isn't anything other than an inconvenience, and the more your body adjusts to the new, lower, healthier levels, the less you will experience false hypos. When that happens your new lower levels have become your new normal.</p><p></p><p>Of course, if symptoms persist then there could be some other condition in the mix, and you would need to see your doc to discuss it. I recognise this would be difficult for you, so I would suggest that you do that finger prick testing when you feel wobbly, to hopefully work out what is happening for yourself. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1827900, member: 41816"] This is early days for you. Some people report that after adopting low carb it can take weeks or months for their numbers to gradually subside. Give it time. Also, you are on a fairly low dose of Metformin (lots of people are on double what you are, though they may have slowly stepped up to that dose over time), and it takes a while for the effects of Metformin to kick in. Weeks. And then it needs to be taken consistently for the effects to maintain. I speculate that Metformin is better absorbed once the digestive upset side effects have subsided, so it may not be properly effective until that point. I believe the action of Metformin has been discussed on your other threads, so I won't go into it here. :) Having said all that, if you are getting wobbly before lunch, then a couple of things may be happening. You need to test your bg at the time of the symptoms. if your bg is below 4 then you are experiencing a hypo. A bigger breakfast would probably prevent that. if your bg is above 4 then you are probably experiencing a false hypo which is basically where your blood glucose has gone a bit lower than the elevated levels you are used to. It feels odd, but it isn't anything other than an inconvenience, and the more your body adjusts to the new, lower, healthier levels, the less you will experience false hypos. When that happens your new lower levels have become your new normal. Of course, if symptoms persist then there could be some other condition in the mix, and you would need to see your doc to discuss it. I recognise this would be difficult for you, so I would suggest that you do that finger prick testing when you feel wobbly, to hopefully work out what is happening for yourself. :) [/QUOTE]
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