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[martincfc]

Hello, this is my first post on this forum, so trying to get some advice I can't get from the Doctors.

In the last couple of months my Mmol has risen to 12 /13 from 7, without any change in diet or excercise. I have doubled my Metformin to 4 per day and no change.
Has the Metformin stopped working?. What else could of caused this. I have been taking Omeprozole but that surely can't affect it ?

Thoughts anyone please

 

[Leadinglights]

Welcome to the forum. It must be disappointing to see your blood glucose has increased but peoples tolerance to carbohydrates can change with time and although metformin helps your body use the insulin it produces more effectively and stops the liver releasing glucose it can only do so much and diet is just as important.
There are a number of factors which can increase blood glucose, illness, stress, certain medication like steroids but diet is probably something you need to look at.
The levels you mention, when are those reading taken, it certainly seems a big jump.
It may be worth your while keeping a food diary of everything you eat and drink with an estimate of the total carbs as this will both provide evidence for your GP to maybe review your medication and give you an idea of your carb intake per day. It is suggested that no more than 130g per day is where people need to be to keep blood glucose in normal range but some do need to go lower than that.
As you have a monitor it would be worth doing some meal testing to see how you are tolerating them and identify any problem meals and foods. Test before you eat and after 2 hours aiming at no more than 2-3mmol/l increase or no more than 8-8.5mmol/l 2 hours post meal. You may not be there at the moment if you are getting 12/13mmol/l which suggests carbs are the problem.
Maybe you would like to post some examples of typical meals and people may spot some problem foods.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @martincfc

Sorry to hear your glucose levels have risen so dramatically recently

How long ago were you diagnosed? And how have things been going since then?

Was there anything unusual or atypical about your diagnosis initially? Were you normal weight or losing weight without trying when you were diagnosed?

Some people’s diabetes does develop and change over time, so it may simply be that your meds and menu could do with a bit of an overhaul to meet your body’s current needs…

But there are rarer types of diabetes that can look a lot like T2 to begin with (and even respond to T2 treatment options), but which continue to develop in the background - eg a slow onset form of autoimmune diabetes called LADA.

So it may be worth keeping an open mind about your diabetes type if things continue to change?