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Metaformin.
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SB2015
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Welcome to the forum @Wiggles68
I can’t comment on the impact of metformin but I know that some people do experience side effects.
Is this a decision that you have made for your self, or on advice from your diabetes nurse.
Is it as a result of you getting your diabetes in check.
I can’t comment on the impact of metformin but I know that some people do experience side effects.
Is this a decision that you have made for your self, or on advice from your diabetes nurse.
Is it as a result of you getting your diabetes in check.
Drummer
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I was on Metformin and Atorvastatin, for a few weeks after diagnosis - I was just about suicidal and it was just before Christmas 2016. I binned the tablets, and felt so much better in the new year, so I did not tell anyone until I had a second blood test, and when I found I was no longer diabetic I had a good lever for staying off the medication.
It isn't the proper way to do things, but I was so despondent at the time that I really didn't care.
It isn't the proper way to do things, but I was so despondent at the time that I really didn't care.
I took myself off metaformin before Christmas and omg I'm feeling so much better not taking it. I have always been terrible at checking blood sugar levels and to be honest I don't think about doing it.
SB2015
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Have you been getting your annual check done?
The HbA1c can help to give a picture of how you are doing overall
The glucose testing day by day can give you information that can help you to make adjustments to your diet and exercise to improve your management.
The HbA1c can help to give a picture of how you are doing overall
The glucose testing day by day can give you information that can help you to make adjustments to your diet and exercise to improve your management.
rebrascora
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Hi and welcome
What other steps have you taken to control your diabetes, if you are no longer taking the metformin?
I appreciate that the tablets can really upset your digestive system but the risk of long term damage to your nerves and blood vessels of uncontrolled diabetes is very real and if you are not moderating your diet and testing your blood, then you may be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire with regards to your long term health by stopping the medication. Like @Drummer I would advocate eating a low carb diet and stopping the Metformin together with regular testing, at least in the early days. It is my opinion that a low carb diet is a much more powerful tool than most diabetes medication, but if you are not taking such a step to keep your BG low then you are putting your long term health at risk. I am sure you must be aware of the risks of sight loss and foot problems as a result of high BG levels.
If you have been having serious side effects from the Metformin, then a slow release version is often tolerated better and you should speak to your GP about it, but to me, eating low carb and not taking the tablets is the best option if you can keep your BG levels in range that way.... the problem is that without testing, you have no way of knowing and that is just burying your head in the sand.
What other steps have you taken to control your diabetes, if you are no longer taking the metformin?
I appreciate that the tablets can really upset your digestive system but the risk of long term damage to your nerves and blood vessels of uncontrolled diabetes is very real and if you are not moderating your diet and testing your blood, then you may be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire with regards to your long term health by stopping the medication. Like @Drummer I would advocate eating a low carb diet and stopping the Metformin together with regular testing, at least in the early days. It is my opinion that a low carb diet is a much more powerful tool than most diabetes medication, but if you are not taking such a step to keep your BG low then you are putting your long term health at risk. I am sure you must be aware of the risks of sight loss and foot problems as a result of high BG levels.
If you have been having serious side effects from the Metformin, then a slow release version is often tolerated better and you should speak to your GP about it, but to me, eating low carb and not taking the tablets is the best option if you can keep your BG levels in range that way.... the problem is that without testing, you have no way of knowing and that is just burying your head in the sand.
DebbieC
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Hi my son James just stopped his metformin but on advice of gp, he didn’t get bad side effects just upset tummy couple of times but he has drastically reduced carbs and lost 5 st which seems to have put his T2 in remission but we still check his BG weekly at different times to make sure it’s still ok
SB2015
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It might help to focus on small steps to make changes.
Perhaps star on one meal and change that.
We were surprised by how many carbs we were eating at each meal.
Once we were working this out we decided to set a target and make changes to portions and made swaps to reduce the carbs. They are the culprits as they all get changed into glucose once inside.
It is now just part of our normal routine.
If you know how much carbs you are eating you can then make decisions to change.
Some work to very low numbers. We work to about 120g per day now (we were eating about 300!)
Just work out what suits you.
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Welcome to the forum @Wiggles68
Well done on your new determination to get to grips with your diabetes self management.
There are lots of friendly folks on the forum to share experiences with, and literally centuries of lived diabetes experience among us. Feel free to ask away with any questions you have - nothing will be thought of as too obvious or ‘silly’, and we are all learning all the time!
Let us know how you get on 🙂
Well done on your new determination to get to grips with your diabetes self management.
There are lots of friendly folks on the forum to share experiences with, and literally centuries of lived diabetes experience among us. Feel free to ask away with any questions you have - nothing will be thought of as too obvious or ‘silly’, and we are all learning all the time!
Let us know how you get on 🙂
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