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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 2095889" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>As mentioned above, health care professionals are there to advise, they are not there to insist. The decision whether or not to take Metformin is yours, and yours alone.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion your HbA1c and finger prick results are good and not diabetic. If it were me I would certainly not be taking any diabetes medication. When I was diagnosed T2 in 2014 with an HbA1c of 53, Metformin was never mentioned, and hasn't been since. I was sent away for 3 months to change my lifestyle. This to me makes sense - better to save the medication route until further down the line if all else has failed. However, the decision is yours.</p><p></p><p>Apart from anything else, Metformin doesn't do very much blood sugar-wise. It has limited effect. It is more useful to the obese/overweight as it is an appetite suppressant, and it helps to a small extent with morning fasting levels as it helps reduce the amount of glucose the liver produces.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 2095889, member: 94045"] As mentioned above, health care professionals are there to advise, they are not there to insist. The decision whether or not to take Metformin is yours, and yours alone. In my opinion your HbA1c and finger prick results are good and not diabetic. If it were me I would certainly not be taking any diabetes medication. When I was diagnosed T2 in 2014 with an HbA1c of 53, Metformin was never mentioned, and hasn't been since. I was sent away for 3 months to change my lifestyle. This to me makes sense - better to save the medication route until further down the line if all else has failed. However, the decision is yours. Apart from anything else, Metformin doesn't do very much blood sugar-wise. It has limited effect. It is more useful to the obese/overweight as it is an appetite suppressant, and it helps to a small extent with morning fasting levels as it helps reduce the amount of glucose the liver produces. [/QUOTE]
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