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this whole thing is a crock of ****

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ROSIE1988

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Diet only
you are all taking drugs when you shouldn't be

I have

just spend 5 weeks in hospital - all the docs are getting everyone of their patient's off metformin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
ROSIE1988 said:
you are all taking drugs when you shouldn't be

I have

just spend 5 weeks in hospital - all the docs are getting everyone of their patient's off metformin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What reason was given for this action ?
 
ROSIE1988 said:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow!
Mike D said:
Umm .. what?
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Sixty nine exclamation marks is a lot.

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ROSIE1988 said:
you are all taking drugs when you shouldn't be

I have

just spend 5 weeks in hospital - all the docs are getting everyone of their patient's off metformin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Not on any diabetes drugs, thanks. No need to yell. Even then, for some people there really is no other option.
 
Not all of us are on medication. There are some for whom medication is important to help their body cope with the raised bg. Why were the doctors taking 'everyone' off medication and what alternative were they offering?
 
ROSIE1988 said:
you are all taking drugs when you shouldn't be

I have

just spend 5 weeks in hospital - all the docs are getting everyone of their patient's off metformin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Can I ask what drugs you yourself are taking since you pass judgement on the rest of us without knowing what drugs we take and why we take them?

My doc won't prescribe metformin anymore, but I wish he would as it has many protective qualities, protection against some cancers for example. I suspect doctors (like mine) are taking people off drugs to save the NHS money in the short term. That's a daft short-sighted view in my opinion.
 
zand said:
Can I ask what drugs you yourself are taking since you pass judgement on the rest of us without knowing what drugs we take and why we take them?

My doc won't prescribe metformin anymore, but I wish he would as it has many protective qualities, protection against some cancers for example. I suspect doctors (like mine) are taking people off drugs to save the NHS money in the short term. That's a daft short-sighted view in my opinion.
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https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/doing-ok.155878/
 
ROSIE1988 said:
you are all taking drugs when you shouldn't be

I have

just spend 5 weeks in hospital - all the docs are getting everyone of their patient's off metformin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Could it be anything to do with the need to restrict metformin for scans ? The same applies for walk-in patients, undergoing a scan.
Easier to have the patient ready for a scan at the drop of a hat.
Geoff
 
I hope you are fully recovered from your hospital stay. Please remember that we are not allowed to advise members to discontinue medications, we are not doctors. I hope you are getting good follow up care from your GP and suggest that you ask him/her about your medications. Best of luck.
 
A few facts about Metformin based on so many people taking it over many years and the many posts. First it's effects are minimal but not zero. It's not the magical tablet some GPs believe it is but it helps a bit. For most people it has very little downside and it's very safe. It does cause bowel upset for some and that's when the SR version can help a lot. The plain version is very low cost but the SR version costs a bit more. For most, a Low-carb diet will be lot more effective and exercise helps as well. I guess there are many taking it unnecessarily (like me but it keeps my DN happy) so there is accost saving by stopping it. I'd like to know why the hospital were stopping it though.
 
ROSIE1988 said:
you are all taking drugs when you shouldn't be

I have

just spend 5 weeks in hospital - all the docs are getting everyone of their patient's off metformin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Could this be some effect of cannabis being legally sold...? :confused:

On the other hand - If this really is a try to get some meaningful discussion going on, please try to motivate your point of view, a little more based on facts. The loose end here is the big question WHY? Without an answer to this question, we are all just guessing what the meaning of this beginning of a rant is...

Or am I wrong - forum comments please....
 
Daibell said:
A few facts about Metformin based on so many people taking it over many years and the many posts. First it's effects are minimal but not zero. It's not the magical tablet some GPs believe it is but it helps a bit. For most people it has very little downside and it's very safe. It does cause bowel upset for some and that's when the SR version can help a lot. The plain version is very low cost but the SR version costs a bit more. For most, a Low-carb diet will be lot more effective and exercise helps as well. I guess there are many taking it unnecessarily (like me but it keeps my DN happy) so there is accost saving by stopping it. I'd like to know why the hospital were stopping it though.
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It's also an appetite suppressant and helps in the fight against IR. Those two things were much more important to me than the effects on BG which were minimal.
 
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