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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1819682" data-attributes="member: 365308">Please remember this not just about getting your bg levels down.  All that won't matter if you still get complications such as those suffered by your grandma.  There have been studies showing that taking insulin or meds that encourage you to make more insulin still will not prevent complications and are likely to worsen them ( if 2 people have a good hBA1c  of 5%  then the person who achieved this with diet will be so much better off than the person who acieved it with meds).  Dr Bernstein may well suggest glucophage but I am guessing this is in tandem with a low carb diet.I wold not assume that your Doctor knows which  drugs are best in terms of preventing complications but if they say that the only measure of success is HBA1c then be cautious and ask if that drug will  reduce my chance of getting heart disease (what most type 2s  die of) or kidney failure?  Clue - according to Dr Jason Fung (nephroloist and diabetes/obesity clinician the SGT 2 inhibtors e.g. canegeflozin or acrabose that work by exaggerating loss of glucose via the kidneys have the best renal and cardiovascular outcomes.   ALL drugs have side effects though so surely you might want to see if you can find a way to do low carb consistently enough to feel good and prevent inflammatory stuff in your body in reaction to a skin infection (boils) ?Hope this is helpful - i am giving my 2pence worth because I feel that just because you can measure your bg levels (and they are important) on this forum lots of people are just looking at that.  If you are type 1 like me then bgs are the most important thing but for type 2s  the other issues should be considered!</blockquote>

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