i was diagnosed type 2 at the end of october with an hba1c of 10% ( 86 mmol ) was put on 1000mg metformin daily ( 500mg morning and night ) began very low carb diet and just had my first hba1c results since being diagnosed which was 5.8% (40 mmol ) my weight has reduced by nearly 4 stone ( still want to lose another 2 stone though )
the diabetic nurse has made a gp appointment for me as she says the doctor may want to review my medication, tried explaining to her that the diet i'm following at present is not going to be my long term diet going forward, i'm not looking to radically alter it but i will be adding some more fruit and veg once i'm at a weight i'm comfortable with and will also begin regular testing to see how my body reacts to different foods, so i really don't want to reduce or come off the metformin at the moment because of this.
does anyone think my gp will try to stop my medication ?
they are happy with an hba1c of 7% or less but i want to get it as low as possible and am worried if i come off the metformin my hba1c will rise and as long as it's under 7% they might be happy but i won't.
i also have no idea what has helped me reduce my hba1c result so much, diet, meds or losing weight ? i suspect it's mostly diet but i've no idea how much the dose of metformin i'm on has helped ?
any advice on how to deal with my gp at the appointment would be much appreciated
thanks
the diabetic nurse has made a gp appointment for me as she says the doctor may want to review my medication, tried explaining to her that the diet i'm following at present is not going to be my long term diet going forward, i'm not looking to radically alter it but i will be adding some more fruit and veg once i'm at a weight i'm comfortable with and will also begin regular testing to see how my body reacts to different foods, so i really don't want to reduce or come off the metformin at the moment because of this.
does anyone think my gp will try to stop my medication ?
they are happy with an hba1c of 7% or less but i want to get it as low as possible and am worried if i come off the metformin my hba1c will rise and as long as it's under 7% they might be happy but i won't.
i also have no idea what has helped me reduce my hba1c result so much, diet, meds or losing weight ? i suspect it's mostly diet but i've no idea how much the dose of metformin i'm on has helped ?
any advice on how to deal with my gp at the appointment would be much appreciated
thanks