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I have a question for the knowledgeable people on the T2 forum, which I hope does not sound dumb and does make sense
This not a moan, so hope it doesn't sound that way - I have good days and bad days, today is one of the latter - usually get one about once a week - quite often following restless night, but I don't just feel tired, I feel pretty grotty. However, as I said this not a look for sympathy as I know all those with DB have their burdens to bear LOL. What I want to know is, as my T2 is medication controlled by Metformin - 1000g SR per day, and if my pancreas is still functioning to some degree - how do these two things correlate? I have been trying to get to grips with diabetes for around 5 years now, and find it so complicated (as do many), this is why I find this forum such a help!
I am not always the perfect diabetes sufferer I have lapses - with sweet things, then beat myself up over it The daft thing is that I start looking at things I never used to like, such as cream cakes etc - and thinking that I would really love to eat that - I know if I did I'd find it too sweet - never a huge cake fan anyway, but I don't eat it, however, chocolate is another thing altogether, it beckons it's evil eye, and although I indulge in 85 per cent dark Lindt from time to time, for someone reason I start eyeing up things like Cadbury's milk chocolate which I probably wouldn't even like - anyway just saying - how daft is that :roll:
To finalise, I do try to eat healthily, I am not overweight, I am really quite active - except on bad days, even then I try to keep going - but giving myself longer breaks between tasks. But, if any wise owl out there can explain the mechanics of Metformin and how to moderate how much glucose my body actually is getting whilst using it -I would be very grateful I suppose, basically I am saying 'How do I know that my dosage is right? And, can my body's requirement change on a daily basis?
Until now, I have basically just gone along with my prescribed Metformin dose unquestioningly, and once I got over the two a day hurdles of causing nausea etc and went onto SR I have dealt with it pretty well, at least I think I have, but now wondering if feeling rubbish (as today) if that has a bearing on it - or not!
As I say, hope this makes sense :!:
This not a moan, so hope it doesn't sound that way - I have good days and bad days, today is one of the latter - usually get one about once a week - quite often following restless night, but I don't just feel tired, I feel pretty grotty. However, as I said this not a look for sympathy as I know all those with DB have their burdens to bear LOL. What I want to know is, as my T2 is medication controlled by Metformin - 1000g SR per day, and if my pancreas is still functioning to some degree - how do these two things correlate? I have been trying to get to grips with diabetes for around 5 years now, and find it so complicated (as do many), this is why I find this forum such a help!
I am not always the perfect diabetes sufferer I have lapses - with sweet things, then beat myself up over it The daft thing is that I start looking at things I never used to like, such as cream cakes etc - and thinking that I would really love to eat that - I know if I did I'd find it too sweet - never a huge cake fan anyway, but I don't eat it, however, chocolate is another thing altogether, it beckons it's evil eye, and although I indulge in 85 per cent dark Lindt from time to time, for someone reason I start eyeing up things like Cadbury's milk chocolate which I probably wouldn't even like - anyway just saying - how daft is that :roll:
To finalise, I do try to eat healthily, I am not overweight, I am really quite active - except on bad days, even then I try to keep going - but giving myself longer breaks between tasks. But, if any wise owl out there can explain the mechanics of Metformin and how to moderate how much glucose my body actually is getting whilst using it -I would be very grateful I suppose, basically I am saying 'How do I know that my dosage is right? And, can my body's requirement change on a daily basis?
Until now, I have basically just gone along with my prescribed Metformin dose unquestioningly, and once I got over the two a day hurdles of causing nausea etc and went onto SR I have dealt with it pretty well, at least I think I have, but now wondering if feeling rubbish (as today) if that has a bearing on it - or not!
As I say, hope this makes sense :!: