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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2308872" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>You're not a wuss. The side effects of metformin can be absolutely brutal. Get back in touch with your doc and ask for a C-peptide and GAD test, those'll determine your type. (While you're at it, ask for slow release metformin, that gets tolerated better by some). You could wait for the endo to do the same tests, but my thinking is, the sooner you know, the better. Have you got a meter? You need to test around meals to see what they do to you. If you're still sky-high on a low carb diet, T1 becomes ever more likely. Also, as you're in limbo, make sure you have a meter that can also test for ketones. Those are more expensive in purchase and use, but you can get a different one down the line. You don't want high blood sugars and high ketones... A lot of T1's get diagnosed once they've had diabetic ketoacidosis, and you don't want to let it get that far.</p><p></p><p>Good call on the carbs... The metformin'll only make a small dent in your blood sugars if you're a T2. Diet will do a whole lot more. If it's not having any effect at all, and your meter'll tell you, be a dog with a bone on the T1 testing.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p>Jo</p><p>PS: This includes some stuff about testing blood sugars effectively.: <a href="https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html" target="_blank">https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2308872, member: 401801"] You're not a wuss. The side effects of metformin can be absolutely brutal. Get back in touch with your doc and ask for a C-peptide and GAD test, those'll determine your type. (While you're at it, ask for slow release metformin, that gets tolerated better by some). You could wait for the endo to do the same tests, but my thinking is, the sooner you know, the better. Have you got a meter? You need to test around meals to see what they do to you. If you're still sky-high on a low carb diet, T1 becomes ever more likely. Also, as you're in limbo, make sure you have a meter that can also test for ketones. Those are more expensive in purchase and use, but you can get a different one down the line. You don't want high blood sugars and high ketones... A lot of T1's get diagnosed once they've had diabetic ketoacidosis, and you don't want to let it get that far. Good call on the carbs... The metformin'll only make a small dent in your blood sugars if you're a T2. Diet will do a whole lot more. If it's not having any effect at all, and your meter'll tell you, be a dog with a bone on the T1 testing. Good luck! Jo PS: This includes some stuff about testing blood sugars effectively.: [URL]https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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