Newly diagnosed type 2

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No not at all. Of course not!

And you don't need to add any other drug to Metformin yet because you aren't on the highest dose (they do say the 1500 is the minimum effective dose, and 2000 is about the max that actually does anything.) Plus it takes 3 weeks for it to soak into your system. So if you haven't been on at least 1500 for a period of at least 3 weeks, you don't yet know what if anything it can do for you!

There are no prizes given out for those on the least tablets or the lowest dose - you need what your body needs. No-one else's body is the same as yours, so yours won't necessarily be the same as anyone else's, though it will bear similarities.

It's just like you having blonde hair and me having ginger. Brown eyes or green. Whatever! But we do indeed both have hair and eyes ......
 
Newbie update.

Just a quick update. I saw a dietician who was absolutely rubbish. She made a note of my average food diary and told me I'm not doing anything wrong. You don't get to being 5 foot 3? inches and 12 stone 3 pounds by magic. I contained myself and just laughed it off by saying I probably wouldn't be in this mess if I had a good relationship with food. Needless to say I politely refused her offer to see her again.

I'm still on 2g of Metformin per day. Lowest blood sugar reading has been 8.4 first thing in the morning. Is that a good sign that the meds are kicking in or is it just the way I've ate or exercised?

I can't believe how exhausted I am. I fall asleep in the chair most nights around 9pm. Will that get better when I'm sorted or is that how life is from now on.

Should I be losing weight without trying? I'm losing 1-2 pounds per week. I read that Metformin can have that effect or is it because I'm not doing well?

By the way, I've won the battle of the testing strips. That's only because I've got blurred vision so that made my nurse sit up and give in to my request.

Sorry I sound so negative but I feel that things aren't happening fast enough and I'm going down hill. Any advice appreciated.
 
Dee said:
...Should I be losing weight without trying? I'm losing 1-2 pounds per week. I read that Metformin can have that effect or is it because I'm not doing well?...
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1-2 pounds per week is good. It may seem slow but you will get there eventually.

I know that they recommend against loosing quicker then that as it apparently can cause your metabolism to slow down (as you body thinks it's being starved) and then loosing weight gets more difficult.
 
I'm not making any real effort to lose weight. I've never been any good at dieting so I know it's not right.

I've been losing my appetite at times and not been able to finish meals.

I don't know if that is the meds or because my condition isn't under control yet.

Very confused!!!
 
Metformin is supposed to be more of an appetite suppressant. Do you think you've been eating less than normal?

I'm afraid I haven't read any earlier posts, so sorry if you already do this, but make sure you keep a food diary for a bit and, if possible, keep track on how many calories you're eating each day.

Then if you're exercising regularly, it is possible that the weight loss is to be expected. 1-2lbs per week is spot on, in my opinion.

However, if you are still eating quite a lot and are not exercising, then the weight loss may not be that good. Do you feel like you have no energy all the time and do you ever get a sweet taste in the mouth at odd times? If so, then you need to get back to your GP ASAP because that would indicate that you bg levels are still consistently too high.

Andy 🙂

p.s. But I've just read your new post and think it's because you're probably just not eating that much, in which case keeping the food diary is probably a good idea.
 
Hi De, sounds that you are doing quit well, despite perhaps wht you think. I was dianosed last August and was lost as to what to do. But following advice (from here mainly) I gradually got my BG down and lost some weight simply by reducing my carbs. I found the mornings worse, but liked my toast so got some of that Bergen bread as mentioned and had an egg with it which apparently helps to slow down the absorbtion of the carbs and thus your BG rise.

Thats a long winded way of saying a little cut n the carbs here and there initially, is a big help.🙂
 
Hi

Excellent response by everyone, I did not read them all, but, like yourself I was not given the test strips or tester on perscription, so, I purchased them from e-bay, I bought the Accu-chek Aviva nano, it was very reasonably priced.
 
I was given the testing strips on prescription.

It's your right to have the testing strips. If you were to develop complications because of unmonitored levels then your health professionals have failed you.

I didn't realise that metformin is an appetite suppressant. That would make sense. I thought it must be part of my condition.

I've got no energy and push myself to get out and walk. No sweet taste in my mouth.

I'm due to see a more qualified practice nurse next Friday. Hopefully, she'll have some thoughts of what to do next. If I get no joy from her, maybe I should book an appointment with one of my G.Ps specialising in diabetes. It all seems to be hit and miss but I'm sure it will be sorted.
 
Hi Dee

Your situation sounds VERY similar to mine, reading it I was nodding along.

I'm being started on Byetta next week alongside the metformin too as my levels are still too high too, I will keep you updated how it goes.
 
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