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gll
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There isnt one.
If you are having issues with it theres a few things you can try.
1 - take it mid meal and let it travel through your body with food - it can often help stop side effects
2 - ask doctors for slow release version as its kinda to tummy
After that its switching to another medication. link shows the pathway and options used by NHS
https://www.sign.ac.uk/assets/diabetes_algorithm.pdf
If you are having issues with it theres a few things you can try.
1 - take it mid meal and let it travel through your body with food - it can often help stop side effects
2 - ask doctors for slow release version as its kinda to tummy
After that its switching to another medication. link shows the pathway and options used by NHS
https://www.sign.ac.uk/assets/diabetes_algorithm.pdf
Leadinglights
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Perhaps you could say a bit more about the reason for your question as the answer is 'it all depends'
Dietary changes are as powerful as metformin for many people so have you tried that.
Have a look at this link as it may point you in the right direction for those changes. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
Dietary changes are as powerful as metformin for many people so have you tried that.
Have a look at this link as it may point you in the right direction for those changes. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
I took it for three weeks and reacted very badly.
I completely changed what I ate instead and threw the pills in the bin..
By removing as many carbohydrates as possible I achieved remission from T2 within 3 months without any medication.
I would say that a low carbohydrate way of eating is much more powerful than metformin (so far as Blood Glucose control is concerned). Low Carb alone has put many T2 diabetics into remission, including me! It has a side effect or weight loss and Blood Pressure normalisation as well.
Lucyr
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Alternatives are slow release metformin, or diet and exercise, or different medications. What reasons are you wanting an alternative for?
I've been taking my Sukkarto SR 500mg for 6 days and the side effects scare the bajeebees out of me, i take it 1st thing in the morning and make my breakfast right after and touch wood I am yet to see any side effect, touch more wood. I cant put my type 2 into remission as the weight has already fallen from me, I lost 2 stone in a matter of weeks. So tablets is my only option.
Unintended speedy weight loss is often a sign of T1 not T2.
You need a c-peptide test at the very least to check your endogenous insulin production.
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Welcome to the forum @Mozza1
Have you been having problems with Metformin? Or are you worrying about it because of its reputation? Many members here get on well with it, and for those that have some side effects or gastric upset, this often settles within a few weeks.
But if Met or the slow release version don’t suit you, there are multiple other options.
Have you been living with diabetes for long? Can you remember your most recent HbA1c?
Have you been having problems with Metformin? Or are you worrying about it because of its reputation? Many members here get on well with it, and for those that have some side effects or gastric upset, this often settles within a few weeks.
But if Met or the slow release version don’t suit you, there are multiple other options.
Have you been living with diabetes for long? Can you remember your most recent HbA1c?
Mrs Mimoo
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I could not tolerate the normal metformin (explosive bathroom visits), but am happy on the MR (modified release) versions. My HBA1C was 37 last time out (due to a lot of weight loss and enforced low carbing) so I am just taking it to please the doctor now............
Mrs Mimoo
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oooh maybe go get checked for LADA (1.5) or type 1 ? i'm a type 2 and that didn't happen to me.
harbottle
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My GP suggested stopping my 500mg.
It seems they have 'routes' onto taking medicines, but no routes/guidance on when to try stopping it.
I agree that there is a chance that you aren't really a Type 2 but a Type 1 or LADA.
However it's wrong to say that a Type 2 can't get into remission if they have already lost weight. They HbA1C is an average of the sugar in the bloodstream over the lifetime of your blood cells. Thus it shows the situation over the last 2 and a half to 3 months for most people. Only finger prick testing or a CGM can give an indication of the current situation. Also slim people also get Type 2 diabetes (around 10% to 15% of Type 2's have always been slim). It is the body having to deal with more carbohydrates in the diet that makes the blood glucose of a Type 2 so high - so cutting back on carbs (whether weight is lost or not) can still lead to remission.
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