Hi I have been newly diagnosed with Type 2 about 3 weeks ago. My fasting blood sugar was 13.2. The nurse at my doctors surgery put me on metaformin 500mg tablets starting on one for the first week then increasing up to 2. Anyway I had to stop this medication as it was over the bank holiday weekend and I was experiencing bad diahorrea and sharp pains in my liver. I went back to the doctors the following week but this time saw a doctor and he put me back on metaformin 500mg tablets but the slow release ones. One of the reasons I am writing is because the doctor never mentioned about me putting these tablets up to 2 after the first week so all I am taking now is one 500mg tablet with my evening meal. Do you think these should have been increased?
Also I think I may be having slight hypos. The food I eat per day is 3 weetabix for breakfast, 2 rounds of sandwiches for lunch and then an evening dinner at around 6.30pm (ish). When its coming up to lunchtime I tend to get a cold sweat and as soon as I have had my lunch its gone but I will then get another one at around 4.30pm. I have nothing to eat until I get home but I have noticed that I am getting cold sweats and my legs feel wobbly and sometimes I have had to stop and hold onto a wall until I get my breath back. I am overweight at the moment and I tend to soon get out of breath walking, I was wondering if this can be something to do with the diabetes as well.
Any help would be appreciated as I am new to all of this.
Thanks
Sandra
Also I think I may be having slight hypos. The food I eat per day is 3 weetabix for breakfast, 2 rounds of sandwiches for lunch and then an evening dinner at around 6.30pm (ish). When its coming up to lunchtime I tend to get a cold sweat and as soon as I have had my lunch its gone but I will then get another one at around 4.30pm. I have nothing to eat until I get home but I have noticed that I am getting cold sweats and my legs feel wobbly and sometimes I have had to stop and hold onto a wall until I get my breath back. I am overweight at the moment and I tend to soon get out of breath walking, I was wondering if this can be something to do with the diabetes as well.
Any help would be appreciated as I am new to all of this.
Thanks
Sandra