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Newbie - should I stop Metformin?

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mary12

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Hello, I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago following a blood and pee test. The doctor told me not to eat anything with sugar and gave me some booklets she also prescribed 1 500mg Metformin once a day increasing to 2 a day.

However, I had to have more blood tests Monday for liver function, thyroid and something else.

The doctor called me last night to say that she was concerned that the tests showed kidney function problems and to repeat tests 7th January.

I havnt yet upped the dosage of Metformin to 2 per day as I am getting side effects and have just read the instruction leaflet which says do not take if have kidney problems. I am lactose intolerant and am also wondering if I should take it.

The earliest appointment I can get is the 30th December and am wondering if I should stop taking it altogether until I see her?

She wouldnt give me the results but I do know that my first set of results was 34% for blood sugar and 5.5 for cholesterol my BP is 120 over 89 I am 55. I have info overload on the diet advice and consequently have dramatically altered my diet and lost 7kgs (I was overweight).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
Your blood glucose is high and needs treatment.

You have to listen to your Doctor until the tests are repeated, sometimes tests give results that need to be confirmed and the first one may be inaccurate.

If your A1c is 34% then you will need medication of some sort, maybe more then one.

Keep doing what your Doctor says, but keep looking after yourself, try to learn a much as you can, and when you have seen your Doctor again you will have a better idea of what is what.

There is a lot of good advice here, and elsewhere on the www. there is also a lot of rubbish.

You will get a post soon with some advice for newly diagnosed T2s, all good stuff.

Ask your Doctor for a blood test meter and test strips, then you can get a better idea of what's going on.

Don't forget to report back.

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hba1c of 34%? I think it might be in mmol/mol rather than %, so equal to between 5% and 6% says wikipeadia. In the short term, you could buy a blood glucose tester and some strips from a chemist, and see what the readings are like. You could ask a pharmacist about the metformin too, they are usually quite helpful.
 
There is nobody here medically qualified to advise you what to do, so you should do exactly what your doctor has told you to do.
As for helping keeping your BG lower, then less carbohydrates and exercise will help you there as it is not just sugar that is your enemy.
 
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