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<blockquote data-quote="Languagelearner" data-source="post: 2422485" data-attributes="member: 519777"><p>Thank you for the people who encouraged me to test my FBG. I now realise this condition can't be managed without taking regular readings. I just thought that I could just assume everything was OK, and after I got metformin I thought that would deal with the sugar, so I could allow myself treats like a bottle of country meadow cream (a cheap version of Baileys). I was shocked when I found I was at 13.0 mmol/l before going to bed and then 11.8 after waking up. It fell to FGB 10.2 today, as I have had less than 30g of carbs every day since.</p><p></p><p>I'm meant to have 2 metformin tablets with meals twice a day, so 4 tablets a day. But I'd rather eat one largish meal a day and fast till the next day. I don't want to have 2 tablets later in the day without meals - as metformin without meals is particularly harsh into terms of running to the toilet. Do you think I can have one big meal a day and have all 4 tablets then? Or one meal with 2 tablets and then the rest of the meal an hour later with 2 tablets?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Languagelearner, post: 2422485, member: 519777"] Thank you for the people who encouraged me to test my FBG. I now realise this condition can't be managed without taking regular readings. I just thought that I could just assume everything was OK, and after I got metformin I thought that would deal with the sugar, so I could allow myself treats like a bottle of country meadow cream (a cheap version of Baileys). I was shocked when I found I was at 13.0 mmol/l before going to bed and then 11.8 after waking up. It fell to FGB 10.2 today, as I have had less than 30g of carbs every day since. I'm meant to have 2 metformin tablets with meals twice a day, so 4 tablets a day. But I'd rather eat one largish meal a day and fast till the next day. I don't want to have 2 tablets later in the day without meals - as metformin without meals is particularly harsh into terms of running to the toilet. Do you think I can have one big meal a day and have all 4 tablets then? Or one meal with 2 tablets and then the rest of the meal an hour later with 2 tablets? [/QUOTE]
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