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<blockquote data-quote="Lisa65" data-source="post: 146955" data-attributes="member: 27592"><p>I would like to know this too. i've just started metformin, but if that along with carb control and exercise doesn't lower my BG enough and my DN wants to add in other meds, surely it would make sense to know whether the pancreas is still producing a decent amount of insulin or not.</p><p></p><p>If the problem is mainly insulin resistance and there is in fact loads of insulin still being produced, there's little or no point in adding a drug like glicazide, is there? Forcing the pancreas to pump out even more insulin constantly when there's already plenty available is just going to wear the beta cells out quicker, surely?</p><p></p><p>I don't see my DN again until the end of October, but I'm going to ask her about this C-peptide test, and if I don't get anywhere with her, I'll make an appointment to see the nice GP at the surgery, he is one of the rare breed of GPs who actually listens to what his patients say.</p><p></p><p>PP, I have found that fairly drastic carb reduction works well to reduce the gaseous emissions caused by metformin. If I stay pretty well off all carbs, its not too bad. I take the modified release metformin too, which doesn't seem as bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lisa65, post: 146955, member: 27592"] I would like to know this too. i've just started metformin, but if that along with carb control and exercise doesn't lower my BG enough and my DN wants to add in other meds, surely it would make sense to know whether the pancreas is still producing a decent amount of insulin or not. If the problem is mainly insulin resistance and there is in fact loads of insulin still being produced, there's little or no point in adding a drug like glicazide, is there? Forcing the pancreas to pump out even more insulin constantly when there's already plenty available is just going to wear the beta cells out quicker, surely? I don't see my DN again until the end of October, but I'm going to ask her about this C-peptide test, and if I don't get anywhere with her, I'll make an appointment to see the nice GP at the surgery, he is one of the rare breed of GPs who actually listens to what his patients say. PP, I have found that fairly drastic carb reduction works well to reduce the gaseous emissions caused by metformin. If I stay pretty well off all carbs, its not too bad. I take the modified release metformin too, which doesn't seem as bad. [/QUOTE]
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