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<blockquote data-quote="catinahat" data-source="post: 2283984" data-attributes="member: 155453"><p>Your initial Hba1c is quite high at 91 which is probably why the Dr reached for the prescription pad.</p><p>Metformin works by reducing the amount of glucose your liver dumps into your blood and helps a little with insulin resistance. I read somewhere that it was originally developed as a weight loss aid so can also help by suppressing the appetite.</p><p> It can have unfortunate gastric side effects that a few people, myself included</p><p>Find intolerable but it seems that for the majority any side effects are short lived. If it were me I would take any help I could until I had things under control, after all you can stop taking them any time you want and who knows they may just help a little.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catinahat, post: 2283984, member: 155453"] Your initial Hba1c is quite high at 91 which is probably why the Dr reached for the prescription pad. Metformin works by reducing the amount of glucose your liver dumps into your blood and helps a little with insulin resistance. I read somewhere that it was originally developed as a weight loss aid so can also help by suppressing the appetite. It can have unfortunate gastric side effects that a few people, myself included Find intolerable but it seems that for the majority any side effects are short lived. If it were me I would take any help I could until I had things under control, after all you can stop taking them any time you want and who knows they may just help a little. [/QUOTE]
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