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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2095332" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>You sound quite ticked off, and rightfully so. And yeah, glucophage (metformin)'ll do that to you. I lived in the loo until I stopped that stuff. On top of that it's not an especially effective med, as it doesn't do much about the carbs you ingest. Just tells your liver not to dump glucose, but that's a fraction of what is going into your bloodstream; foods impact your body more than your liver's dumps do.</p><p>...And it sounds like you love your carbs. It doesn't happen often that a doc actually gives sort-of good advice, like cutting spuds from your diet (there's a lot more to cut, but hey, it seems they're getting slowly clued in), but if you're not willing to do it, well... That does leave only medication, and you'll need to see someone about that somewhere, sometime. It's insane you can't be seen sooner...</p><p></p><p>You're going to hate me for this, I'm sure, but if you run out of medication and you're not in a position to get any elsewhere, the only option that remains for bloodsugar control is, and I'm sorry to say this, cutting carbs. That's not just spuds, but bread and related products too, as well as pasta, rice, cereal, fruit... (Told you, you were going to hate me). Bacon's back on the menu though, if that's any consolation.</p><p></p><p>One good thing though: You didn't get diabetes because you are, as you put it, fat. Your weight is a symptom of becoming a T2, not a cause of it. When you can't process carbs because you're insensitive to your own insulin, and the resulting blood glucose can't be burned off, instead of burning it, it just gets stored in fat cells. When those stores are full, the glucose overflows into your organs, bloodstream, urine, and boom, THEN you're diabetic. It's a cause-and-effect thing, and genetics, so... No-one can blame you there. Just so you know. (Hope you hate me a little less now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> )</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/</a> is a little quick-start guide, should you, even temporarily until your medication gets sorted -and there's more in the world than glucophage/metformin- choose to control your bloodsugars this way. It's better in the long run to go for diet, whether with medication or without, as it reduces the odds of complications drastically, but it's your choice. At least you know you have the option if medication's turning out to be troublesome to get.</p><p></p><p>Good luck eh.</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2095332, member: 401801"] You sound quite ticked off, and rightfully so. And yeah, glucophage (metformin)'ll do that to you. I lived in the loo until I stopped that stuff. On top of that it's not an especially effective med, as it doesn't do much about the carbs you ingest. Just tells your liver not to dump glucose, but that's a fraction of what is going into your bloodstream; foods impact your body more than your liver's dumps do. ...And it sounds like you love your carbs. It doesn't happen often that a doc actually gives sort-of good advice, like cutting spuds from your diet (there's a lot more to cut, but hey, it seems they're getting slowly clued in), but if you're not willing to do it, well... That does leave only medication, and you'll need to see someone about that somewhere, sometime. It's insane you can't be seen sooner... You're going to hate me for this, I'm sure, but if you run out of medication and you're not in a position to get any elsewhere, the only option that remains for bloodsugar control is, and I'm sorry to say this, cutting carbs. That's not just spuds, but bread and related products too, as well as pasta, rice, cereal, fruit... (Told you, you were going to hate me). Bacon's back on the menu though, if that's any consolation. One good thing though: You didn't get diabetes because you are, as you put it, fat. Your weight is a symptom of becoming a T2, not a cause of it. When you can't process carbs because you're insensitive to your own insulin, and the resulting blood glucose can't be burned off, instead of burning it, it just gets stored in fat cells. When those stores are full, the glucose overflows into your organs, bloodstream, urine, and boom, THEN you're diabetic. It's a cause-and-effect thing, and genetics, so... No-one can blame you there. Just so you know. (Hope you hate me a little less now. ;) ) [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/[/URL] is a little quick-start guide, should you, even temporarily until your medication gets sorted -and there's more in the world than glucophage/metformin- choose to control your bloodsugars this way. It's better in the long run to go for diet, whether with medication or without, as it reduces the odds of complications drastically, but it's your choice. At least you know you have the option if medication's turning out to be troublesome to get. Good luck eh. Jo [/QUOTE]
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