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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2114645" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Metformin has been around for a very long time and if your gastric system can tolerate it it probably won't do you any harm. (I had no qualms about takung it for a couple of years when on a double blind trial to see if it would help T1 diabetics.) It's also a standby drug for PCOS sufferers, so its side effects are well documented and understood.</p><p></p><p>I'd be very surprised if it wasn't easy to obtain in Thailand, just because it's such a common drug and the first line in T2 treatment. But honestly, it does far less than diet, and I suspect that if you keep your carbs down you won't need it in just a few months. 53 is a very moderate hba1c. As a T1 of 49 years I have mostly/often run much higher than that, and I've still got all my fingers, toes, eyes, kidneys etc...</p><p></p><p>Good luck, and enjoy your future trip to Thailand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2114645, member: 372717"] Metformin has been around for a very long time and if your gastric system can tolerate it it probably won't do you any harm. (I had no qualms about takung it for a couple of years when on a double blind trial to see if it would help T1 diabetics.) It's also a standby drug for PCOS sufferers, so its side effects are well documented and understood. I'd be very surprised if it wasn't easy to obtain in Thailand, just because it's such a common drug and the first line in T2 treatment. But honestly, it does far less than diet, and I suspect that if you keep your carbs down you won't need it in just a few months. 53 is a very moderate hba1c. As a T1 of 49 years I have mostly/often run much higher than that, and I've still got all my fingers, toes, eyes, kidneys etc... Good luck, and enjoy your future trip to Thailand. [/QUOTE]
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