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<blockquote data-quote="Art Of Flowers" data-source="post: 1560570" data-attributes="member: 375067"><p>I was having pins and needles in my hands and memory loss which I attributed to Metformin. See <a href="https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/study-metformin-linked-to-higher-risk-of-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-393789/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/study-metformin-linked-to-higher-risk-of-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-393789/</a> For this reason I cut down to only one pill a day last February and stopped Metformin completely last May. My HbA1C levels still dropped to almost non-diabetic levels despite cutting back on Metformin because I was eating a low carb diet. I also found that Metformin was also giving me a fractured sleep pattern as I had to get up to use the bathroom at night and then I was feeling tired during the day.</p><p></p><p>Because of the pins and needles sensation I had a B12 test at my last blood test and now I find my B12 levels are OK. I did suspect the lack of B12 causes both neuropathy and memory loss. Overall the benefits of Metformin are small when compared with using a LCHF diet. If you can control your blood sugars through a low carb diet then there is no reason to take Metformin if you are getting adverse side effects from it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Art Of Flowers, post: 1560570, member: 375067"] I was having pins and needles in my hands and memory loss which I attributed to Metformin. See [URL]https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/study-metformin-linked-to-higher-risk-of-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-393789/[/URL] For this reason I cut down to only one pill a day last February and stopped Metformin completely last May. My HbA1C levels still dropped to almost non-diabetic levels despite cutting back on Metformin because I was eating a low carb diet. I also found that Metformin was also giving me a fractured sleep pattern as I had to get up to use the bathroom at night and then I was feeling tired during the day. Because of the pins and needles sensation I had a B12 test at my last blood test and now I find my B12 levels are OK. I did suspect the lack of B12 causes both neuropathy and memory loss. Overall the benefits of Metformin are small when compared with using a LCHF diet. If you can control your blood sugars through a low carb diet then there is no reason to take Metformin if you are getting adverse side effects from it. [/QUOTE]
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