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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- The thought of vegetables day after day after day for all eternity
So 4 weeks after T2 diagnosis with a reading of 15 and a half and I am torn between 2 schools of thought.
After week 2 I was put on 500 mg of Metformin (slow release) to lower my BG. I noticed some effects but put up with them. After week 3 my dose was increased to 1000mg. I noticed worse neuropathy in the night, sometimes excruciating and in the mornings my eyes though were in focus, I noticed a slightly fuzzy outline around white or bright objects and small text on a screen was like I had looked at a bright light and then tried to read it. I also had some stomach upset in 2 evenings and nausea and loss of appetite in the mornings following the increase in dosage. Week 4 and I believed these symptoms were a side affect and so asked to come off it and try reducing my levels by diet and exercise. It did go against the advice given but asked for 2 months to try my way. I had been reading the research Dr David Urwin, had published. The idea that he has got all of his patients off meds seemed very encouraging and I though hey swap the Met for Berberine. So a few days have since passed with no Met and I am now starting to re-experience (if that is the correct word) what I thought were side effects of the Met that I had last week and now left with several possible thoughts. A) Could the Met have been working and the side effects were not side effects but results from how the Met was working? B) Going Met free, has my diet done the same thing as the Met and now I am experiencing "cold turkey" from the long term high BG levels. C) Is my condition just getting worse? The other thought is do I stay Met free and follow the alternative route or do I back track and ask to restart the Met as it may not have been the cause of the effects I have experienced. Any thoughts welcome
After week 2 I was put on 500 mg of Metformin (slow release) to lower my BG. I noticed some effects but put up with them. After week 3 my dose was increased to 1000mg. I noticed worse neuropathy in the night, sometimes excruciating and in the mornings my eyes though were in focus, I noticed a slightly fuzzy outline around white or bright objects and small text on a screen was like I had looked at a bright light and then tried to read it. I also had some stomach upset in 2 evenings and nausea and loss of appetite in the mornings following the increase in dosage. Week 4 and I believed these symptoms were a side affect and so asked to come off it and try reducing my levels by diet and exercise. It did go against the advice given but asked for 2 months to try my way. I had been reading the research Dr David Urwin, had published. The idea that he has got all of his patients off meds seemed very encouraging and I though hey swap the Met for Berberine. So a few days have since passed with no Met and I am now starting to re-experience (if that is the correct word) what I thought were side effects of the Met that I had last week and now left with several possible thoughts. A) Could the Met have been working and the side effects were not side effects but results from how the Met was working? B) Going Met free, has my diet done the same thing as the Met and now I am experiencing "cold turkey" from the long term high BG levels. C) Is my condition just getting worse? The other thought is do I stay Met free and follow the alternative route or do I back track and ask to restart the Met as it may not have been the cause of the effects I have experienced. Any thoughts welcome