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Originally Posted by davef  Hey Don,
Welcome to the forums, its a great place for information. The only thing I can offer in relation to Metformin is that it has helped me lose weight as I honestly feel it is working as an appetite suppressant. I used to be constantly hungry (possibly due to undiagnosed diabetes?) but since I started on Met I don't get hungry, I now eat because it's mealtime and not because I'm hungry.
You mention your A1c is 7.6 and still high, how long are you on Met, what was your first A1c, are you watching carbs etc? |
I was diagonised with diabetes type 2 ten years ago - it was related to my leukemia treatment at the time to reduce the size of my spleen (was still 3.3kg when removed!!!) - with the chemo was large doses of prendislone - my oncologist kept checking for diabetes as this could be caused by prendislone and he was right.
I could keep A1c about 6% with diet and exercise but last year as A1c reached 7.6% he started me on 500mg of metaformin XR but A1c is still about 7.6% with 500x2mg per day.
