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Hi just been prescribed metformin hba 55 down to 51 500 mg
Dr said I have good control target 48
DN recommends 1000 mg
Confused was diet control 12 years . Not sure whether to leave metaformin just started and do diet control until next review
Would welcome any thoughts you may have please ?
 
senco1 said:
Hi just been prescribed metformin hba 55 down to 51 500 mg
Dr said I have good control target 48
DN recommends 1000 mg
Confused was diet control 12 years . Not sure whether to leave metaformin just started and do diet control until next review
Would welcome any thoughts you may have please ?
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There really seems no need for metformin with an HbA1C of 51 if there is more movement that could be done with your diet in reducing your carb intake.
Have a look at this link to see if there is anything there which could give you some ideas for doing that. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
I reduced from 50mmol/mol to 42 in 3 months by following those principal with no medication.
 
Leadinglights said:
There really seems no need for metformin with an HbA1C of 51 if there is more movement that could be done with your diet in reducing your carb intake.
Have a look at this link to see if there is anything there which could give you some ideas for doing that. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
I reduced from 50mmol/mol to 42 in 3 months by following those principal with no medication.
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Don't want to muddy waters, but take a look at my hba1c numbers, still on 3 metformin, only reduced by 1 tab last year . No sensible answer when each year I asked why metformin not reduced. Go figure...
 
Leadinglights said:
There really seems no need for metformin with an HbA1C of 51 if there is more movement that could be done with your diet in reducing your carb intake.
Have a look at this link to see if there is anything there which could give you some ideas for doing that. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
I reduced from 50mmol/mol to 42 in 3 months by following those principal with no medication.
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Hi thanks will take a look
 
Sharron1 said:
Don't want to muddy waters, but take a look at my hba1c numbers, still on 3 metformin, only reduced by 1 tab last year . No sensible answer when each year I asked why metformin not reduced. Go figure...
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Since metformin is nearly free to the NHS (only a few pence per tablet), perhaps someone thinks you might just as well take it as not?!
[Envious of your HbA1c figures, by the way...!]
 
John Gray said:
Since metformin is nearly free to the NHS (only a few pence per tablet), perhaps someone thinks you might just as well take it as not?!
[Envious of your HbA1c figures, by the way...!]
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Thank you.

Your thoughts as good a reason as any. I was more curious as to the thinking but 5 years down the road I have arrived at the conclusion there is no thinking behind it. I pick my battles, this is one 'battle' I will ignore.
 
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