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<blockquote data-quote="Grazer" data-source="post: 250114" data-attributes="member: 31362"><p>Hi 7of9 and welcome! Don't worry, it get's better! Metformin makes lot's of people feel bad. It normally wears off as your body get used to it after a couple of weeks. If you still feel bad, there is a slow release version which doesn't have the same side effects. It's more expensive which is why they don't prescribe it to start! But insist if you continue to feel bad.</p><p>Daisy will be along soon with dietary advice for new members whgich is great advice, so no point in me going into it, other than to say that in general terms you will need to reduce the total number of carbs you eat per day, and cut down (or out) on the starchy ones. So no white bread, white rice, pasta, flour products like pastry, cake and batter. You can eat a little basmati rice, wholewheat pasta or the tri-color ones in small quantities, boiled new potatos but not old pots mashed, boiled or jackets (roast is not so bad, the fat slows the absorption of and conversion to glucose in the blood) Multi grain bread (not wholemeal) is not SO bad, but lots of us eat Burgen soya and linseed bread from tescos and sainsburys. No sweeties! </p><p>How many carbs you can eat in a day depends on your level of diabetes. I eat about 50% of normal GDA for a male, so about 150 grams a day (125 is a women's equivalent) many have a lot less. You can only find out how many you can eat by testing - but that's another story! I've said enough to get on with I think! </p><p>Good luck and ask lots of questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grazer, post: 250114, member: 31362"] Hi 7of9 and welcome! Don't worry, it get's better! Metformin makes lot's of people feel bad. It normally wears off as your body get used to it after a couple of weeks. If you still feel bad, there is a slow release version which doesn't have the same side effects. It's more expensive which is why they don't prescribe it to start! But insist if you continue to feel bad. Daisy will be along soon with dietary advice for new members whgich is great advice, so no point in me going into it, other than to say that in general terms you will need to reduce the total number of carbs you eat per day, and cut down (or out) on the starchy ones. So no white bread, white rice, pasta, flour products like pastry, cake and batter. You can eat a little basmati rice, wholewheat pasta or the tri-color ones in small quantities, boiled new potatos but not old pots mashed, boiled or jackets (roast is not so bad, the fat slows the absorption of and conversion to glucose in the blood) Multi grain bread (not wholemeal) is not SO bad, but lots of us eat Burgen soya and linseed bread from tescos and sainsburys. No sweeties! How many carbs you can eat in a day depends on your level of diabetes. I eat about 50% of normal GDA for a male, so about 150 grams a day (125 is a women's equivalent) many have a lot less. You can only find out how many you can eat by testing - but that's another story! I've said enough to get on with I think! Good luck and ask lots of questions. [/QUOTE]
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