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<blockquote data-quote="lisa5466" data-source="post: 1931406" data-attributes="member: 80461"><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lisa5466, post: 1931406, member: 80461"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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