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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2114651" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Hi again,</p><p></p><p>Metformin, well... Considering your numbers aren't horribly high, I do think you'll be in a pretty good range soon. Odds are you can leave the metformin behind before long, so if you give that a go before moving to Thailand and discuss going off it with your doc here, that might save you a lot of trouble. And if you're not going keto, (where you need to stay in ketosis, so no cheats), you can have the sticky rice, as long as it's an exception, and a very small portion, or share one with your partner, even better. If it's not your main meal but something as an aside, for taste rather than hunger, it's easier not to over eat. Say once a month or once every two weeks, <em>depending on what your meters says about it</em>. And if you can take a walk after, that'd be good. I mean, I'm doing keto, I don't usually "do" cheats. But I can have a bite of my husband's cupcake or brownie <em>without </em>going over my daily carb limit. It only happens once a month, maybe twice, and a bite, maybe two, won't do much harm, though it can kick start carb cravings... So it's up to you to see what you can deal with: It just depends on how your body responds. I wouldn't usually say all this, but your HbA1c is just in the diabetic range... You can be a little less rigorous, I<em> think</em>... Though many'll probably disagree.</p><p></p><p>In any case, as long as you're on metformin, take it with your meals. If that means skipping it in the morning, but taking it at lunch, or dinner even... You can. Just don't take it on an empty stomach, that'd be misery. But I have a feeling if you go low carb, and maybe even toss IF into the mix (and yes, i do that too, just now having my lunch/breakfast salad and it's 13:30 here), you won't be on the Met for much longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2114651, member: 401801"] Hi again, Metformin, well... Considering your numbers aren't horribly high, I do think you'll be in a pretty good range soon. Odds are you can leave the metformin behind before long, so if you give that a go before moving to Thailand and discuss going off it with your doc here, that might save you a lot of trouble. And if you're not going keto, (where you need to stay in ketosis, so no cheats), you can have the sticky rice, as long as it's an exception, and a very small portion, or share one with your partner, even better. If it's not your main meal but something as an aside, for taste rather than hunger, it's easier not to over eat. Say once a month or once every two weeks, [I]depending on what your meters says about it[/I]. And if you can take a walk after, that'd be good. I mean, I'm doing keto, I don't usually "do" cheats. But I can have a bite of my husband's cupcake or brownie [I]without [/I]going over my daily carb limit. It only happens once a month, maybe twice, and a bite, maybe two, won't do much harm, though it can kick start carb cravings... So it's up to you to see what you can deal with: It just depends on how your body responds. I wouldn't usually say all this, but your HbA1c is just in the diabetic range... You can be a little less rigorous, I[I] think[/I]... Though many'll probably disagree. In any case, as long as you're on metformin, take it with your meals. If that means skipping it in the morning, but taking it at lunch, or dinner even... You can. Just don't take it on an empty stomach, that'd be misery. But I have a feeling if you go low carb, and maybe even toss IF into the mix (and yes, i do that too, just now having my lunch/breakfast salad and it's 13:30 here), you won't be on the Met for much longer. [/QUOTE]
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