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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2306934" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Hello [USER=530358]@Horrorislife95[/USER] , </p><p></p><p>The tingling isn't in the metformin leaflet, but Vitamin B12 deficiency is. I don't know whether it can come on that fast though, but metformin can inhibit the uptake of B12, and that can actually cause issues with nerve endings (tingling, numbness). Should you have been low already, the met might have pushed you just over the edge. Mind you, that's just some theorising on my part. </p><p></p><p>[USER=140811]@urbanracer[/USER] makes a good point though... Metformin isn't going to properly "fix" your blood sugars. If you want to gain some control of this, you'll want to look at your diet. (Which, in turn, can make the metformin absolete.). <a href="https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html" target="_blank">https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html</a> is my own little quick-start guide. There's a lot of information online, and by the time someone's ploughed through it all, they're a month further on with still little idea of how to do the groceries, so... This should help get you started, should that be a route you wish to take.</p><p></p><p>All in all... Your numbers don't look horrible, and you're catching this early on. Do something now, avoid complications later! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>Good luck,</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2306934, member: 401801"] Hello [USER=530358]@Horrorislife95[/USER] , The tingling isn't in the metformin leaflet, but Vitamin B12 deficiency is. I don't know whether it can come on that fast though, but metformin can inhibit the uptake of B12, and that can actually cause issues with nerve endings (tingling, numbness). Should you have been low already, the met might have pushed you just over the edge. Mind you, that's just some theorising on my part. [USER=140811]@urbanracer[/USER] makes a good point though... Metformin isn't going to properly "fix" your blood sugars. If you want to gain some control of this, you'll want to look at your diet. (Which, in turn, can make the metformin absolete.). [URL]https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html[/URL] is my own little quick-start guide. There's a lot of information online, and by the time someone's ploughed through it all, they're a month further on with still little idea of how to do the groceries, so... This should help get you started, should that be a route you wish to take. All in all... Your numbers don't look horrible, and you're catching this early on. Do something now, avoid complications later! :) Good luck, Jo [/QUOTE]
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