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<blockquote data-quote="ajsmum" data-source="post: 118345" data-attributes="member: 24630"><p>Aj gained a lot of weight when he was put on lantus - every appointment we said how concerned we were about it - but the consultant was adamant that we just stick with it.</p><p>Then - the consultant declared that AJ was insulin resistant - (due to his weight )and prescribed Metformin as a 'magic' weight loss tablet, and to increase his sensitivity to insulin. He has been on metformin for about 5 months - and guess what, no reduction in weight or reduction in insulin intake! The specialist dietician has now started to work with AJ - and has found that all the advice previously given to us about how much to inject, the carbs etc was wrong (she also said that metformin does not contribute to weight loss - it merely cancels out the weight gain produced by the lantus) - she is reducing his lantus at each appointment but has said not to stop the metformin until the next consultants appointment - and has suggested (indirectly) that lantus isnt the best basal insulin for him. Something that I have been saying to the consultant for the last year!!!!! So ...... I agree that it is all too easy to tell you that you have become 'insulin resistant' rather than actually considering that a change in medication may be the answer!</p><p> :|</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ajsmum, post: 118345, member: 24630"] Aj gained a lot of weight when he was put on lantus - every appointment we said how concerned we were about it - but the consultant was adamant that we just stick with it. Then - the consultant declared that AJ was insulin resistant - (due to his weight )and prescribed Metformin as a 'magic' weight loss tablet, and to increase his sensitivity to insulin. He has been on metformin for about 5 months - and guess what, no reduction in weight or reduction in insulin intake! The specialist dietician has now started to work with AJ - and has found that all the advice previously given to us about how much to inject, the carbs etc was wrong (she also said that metformin does not contribute to weight loss - it merely cancels out the weight gain produced by the lantus) - she is reducing his lantus at each appointment but has said not to stop the metformin until the next consultants appointment - and has suggested (indirectly) that lantus isnt the best basal insulin for him. Something that I have been saying to the consultant for the last year!!!!! So ...... I agree that it is all too easy to tell you that you have become 'insulin resistant' rather than actually considering that a change in medication may be the answer! :| [/QUOTE]
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