lisa5466
Active Member
- Messages
- 37
- Location
- North West England
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Feeling exhausted all the time
Hi Guzzler, thanks for your reply. After reading here I had thought my numbers were in the high range but didn’t appreciate it was so dangerous! I started low carb, have been for about a week now which is how I’ve come down from 20’s to lowest being 16.8. I’ve just downloaded an app to count carbs too. Hoping the metformin can bring it lower now.
Hoping the metformin can bring it lower now.
When I started taking Metformin it was the next day that I developed Raynaud's syndrome; extremly cold hands & feet. I took Metformin for 6 months & then it was another 6 months before things went back to normal. I don't think this particular side effect is common enough to be recognised as such but I am sure many with cold extremities are told that it is the Diabetes effecting blood circulation, when in fact it is the Metformin. Beware medication; insulin is the only way to avoid side effects.Hi, I was here in 2013 and managed to reverse my type 2 following the Newcastle diet and running. I lost my way and have relapsed in a grand scale. Latest HB1AC was 80, and meter testing has been around 23mmol/l with one day reading 31mmol/l. I’ve been low carb for a week now and down to 17.2mmol/l today. Saw DN & started SR metformin today, 500mg building up to 1000mg per day. GP called yesterday & said I need to get up to 2000mg within a month. Also been given statins for cholesterols. I’ve delayed starting metformin as I was concerned about possible side effects, especially as I had to travel for work!! How soon do the side effects kick in? Hoping to be lucky & not suffer but need to be prepared if it’s going to happen. Also, are those bg readings very high as DN was going to go straight to insulin until I told her how hard I was working in low carb eating. Thanks.
insulin is the only way to avoid side effects.
Thank you all for your replies, it’s reassuring to know there’s support here as this is uncharted waters for me! I’ve decided to go with the sukkarto 500mg twice a day which is what the GP wanted me to start in although diabetic nurse said start on 1 x 500mg per day to start. Desperate to get bg down so I’ll just wait and see the effects if that. I’m three days in with Atorvastatin so waiting to see if they produce any negative side effects. My overall cholesterol was 8 so I feel I need to give them a go. Did anyone find their cholesterol dropped naturally when bg dropped? Thanks again.
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