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<blockquote data-quote="chipchop" data-source="post: 1185832" data-attributes="member: 256676"><p>Hi, I am new to this site and would appreciate some comments and guidance. I was diagnosed type2 in April with a BG of 6.6 which had been monitored for a number of years and had been at this level for a year or two. I am concerned that I was immediately put on 2 x500mg of Metformin twice daily (2000mg in all) starting with one per week building up to four. I have been on the full dose for about 3 weeks now and feel constantly nauseous. I could tolerate that in the hope that it would pass but I now also feel generally unwell. I am wondering whether the high dose I have been put on is too high for my BG levels as I have since spoken to lots of people who have slightly higher BG levels than mine but have been controlling it by diet. I wasn't given the opportunity to control it this way, even though I told the Dr that I had been on a LCHF diet since February and had lost 1 stone (now 1.5 stone). Following diagnosis I had a 30 min appointment with a practice nurse who talked me through the dos and dont's but when I questioned the fact that I had been put straight onto metformin she indicated that she encouraged the GPs in the practice to prescribe this earlier to prevent complications in the future. I am really at a loss what to think. I have decided today to stop taking the metformin for the time being to see if the feeling of unwellness clears and then speak to the Dr accordingly. I will not have my bloods checked now until I see the nurse again in 6 months time. Should my BG be checked before this?</p><p>Like many others on this site, I was angry with my diagnosis and thought it very unfair as I have always eaten a healthy diet although perhaps too much of it! I have never had a sweet tooth so I can't even cut out sweets. I have friends who could happily live on sweets and chocolates without any problems with BG levels and yet when I asked why I had developed this I was told it was my lifestyle over the past 40 years! I did resent this as I have had a healthy life, take regular exercise and eat good quality food and drink only in moderation. I was a little overweight but that has been addressed now. Your comments would be very much appreciated, thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chipchop, post: 1185832, member: 256676"] Hi, I am new to this site and would appreciate some comments and guidance. I was diagnosed type2 in April with a BG of 6.6 which had been monitored for a number of years and had been at this level for a year or two. I am concerned that I was immediately put on 2 x500mg of Metformin twice daily (2000mg in all) starting with one per week building up to four. I have been on the full dose for about 3 weeks now and feel constantly nauseous. I could tolerate that in the hope that it would pass but I now also feel generally unwell. I am wondering whether the high dose I have been put on is too high for my BG levels as I have since spoken to lots of people who have slightly higher BG levels than mine but have been controlling it by diet. I wasn't given the opportunity to control it this way, even though I told the Dr that I had been on a LCHF diet since February and had lost 1 stone (now 1.5 stone). Following diagnosis I had a 30 min appointment with a practice nurse who talked me through the dos and dont's but when I questioned the fact that I had been put straight onto metformin she indicated that she encouraged the GPs in the practice to prescribe this earlier to prevent complications in the future. I am really at a loss what to think. I have decided today to stop taking the metformin for the time being to see if the feeling of unwellness clears and then speak to the Dr accordingly. I will not have my bloods checked now until I see the nurse again in 6 months time. Should my BG be checked before this? Like many others on this site, I was angry with my diagnosis and thought it very unfair as I have always eaten a healthy diet although perhaps too much of it! I have never had a sweet tooth so I can't even cut out sweets. I have friends who could happily live on sweets and chocolates without any problems with BG levels and yet when I asked why I had developed this I was told it was my lifestyle over the past 40 years! I did resent this as I have had a healthy life, take regular exercise and eat good quality food and drink only in moderation. I was a little overweight but that has been addressed now. Your comments would be very much appreciated, thank you. [/QUOTE]
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