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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 982684" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>When you say you get hypos, what do you mean?</p><p></p><p>Do you get the hypo symptoms (these vary between people, but in me they include reduced brain function, shaking, no concentration or decision making, wobbly feelings, white face and ravening hunger)</p><p>or do you mean that your meter is reading in the 3s?</p><p></p><p>The reason I ask is that non-diabetics (with normal HbA1cs, and normal fasting readings) often have blood glucose in the 3s. In such a normal person their own body will regulate blood glucose to maintain it at a level above hypo, and symptom free. The reason 3s are considered to be hypos for diabetics is because type 1 diabetics and type 2s on insulin or heavy-hitting drugs like gliclazide can lower the bg to hypo levels in ways that the body cannot compensate for.</p><p></p><p>Metformin is considered to 'not cause hypos', although I have never seen any evidence that it prevents hypos. You may want to discuss with your nurse/doc coming off the drug, since you don't seem to need it any more (I am firmly against unnecessary medication, but not all health care professionals seem to agree with me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) Or reducing the dose, at least. Your blood glucose seems excellently under control!</p><p></p><p>If metformin is working on your body in the usual way, it will be reducing your blood glucose by about 1.5 mmol/l (at a 2mg dose), probably not any more. So you may find your readings rise a little if you stop it. On the other hand, the body has a number of excellent self regulating systems, and it may already be compensating for that - in which case there is no point at all in you continuing with a drug that your body is over-ruling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 982684, member: 41816"] When you say you get hypos, what do you mean? Do you get the hypo symptoms (these vary between people, but in me they include reduced brain function, shaking, no concentration or decision making, wobbly feelings, white face and ravening hunger) or do you mean that your meter is reading in the 3s? The reason I ask is that non-diabetics (with normal HbA1cs, and normal fasting readings) often have blood glucose in the 3s. In such a normal person their own body will regulate blood glucose to maintain it at a level above hypo, and symptom free. The reason 3s are considered to be hypos for diabetics is because type 1 diabetics and type 2s on insulin or heavy-hitting drugs like gliclazide can lower the bg to hypo levels in ways that the body cannot compensate for. Metformin is considered to 'not cause hypos', although I have never seen any evidence that it prevents hypos. You may want to discuss with your nurse/doc coming off the drug, since you don't seem to need it any more (I am firmly against unnecessary medication, but not all health care professionals seem to agree with me ;) ) Or reducing the dose, at least. Your blood glucose seems excellently under control! If metformin is working on your body in the usual way, it will be reducing your blood glucose by about 1.5 mmol/l (at a 2mg dose), probably not any more. So you may find your readings rise a little if you stop it. On the other hand, the body has a number of excellent self regulating systems, and it may already be compensating for that - in which case there is no point at all in you continuing with a drug that your body is over-ruling. [/QUOTE]
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