PeeJayKay
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
Last year i had an appendectomy after which my glucose increased from between 6-8 to about 10. My GP Practise Nurse recommended Slow Release (SR) Metformin over regular Metformin to combat this until I was able to start taking proper regular exercise again. He also advised that I stop blood testing so that I didn't get paranoid about it. 3 months later I retested because I was feeling very light headed etc and discovered it was up to 16. Over the last few weeks I have only got it sub-10 once, after some hefty exercise that re-strained my appendix wound. It now averages between 14 and 18 with one reading at 22 the other night - higher than before I was diagnosed 3 years ago (when it was 18).
I had to change GPs (unrelated issue) and asked my new Diabetic nurse to put me back on the non-SR Metformin but she said it was not related. My logic was that at least by putting it back to where it was we can rule the only obvious change out. ....! I think my uber-fast metabolism is negating the Slow Release.
It's now doing my head in as I'm scared to eat anything!
Where I was so proud to get my diabetes under control from 18 to around 6/8 within 6 months I am now back to the beginning with no sign of a way to reduce it.
Anyone else experienced this kind of a thing with Slow Release Metformin?
I had to change GPs (unrelated issue) and asked my new Diabetic nurse to put me back on the non-SR Metformin but she said it was not related. My logic was that at least by putting it back to where it was we can rule the only obvious change out. ....! I think my uber-fast metabolism is negating the Slow Release.
It's now doing my head in as I'm scared to eat anything!
Where I was so proud to get my diabetes under control from 18 to around 6/8 within 6 months I am now back to the beginning with no sign of a way to reduce it.
Anyone else experienced this kind of a thing with Slow Release Metformin?
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