[Khan]

Hello All,

I was diagnosed recently and I have been put on Metformin once a day increasing to two a day if no side effects. I read a bit about how Metformin works and it seems to me that it primarily lowers glucose produced by the liver via substituting a signal given from the pancreas (alpha cells) to halt production of glucose.

If my understanding of Metformin is correct then is it true that type 2 diabetics also have a faulty siganlling pathway fault between the pancreas and liver? Is it reversible (the faulty signalling)?

How soon can I expect my BGs to go down to (let's say) 100? I am not taking any sugars and I am controlling my diet. I have a 50g dairy milk choclate bar at lunch after having meat and vegetables. I also take a tablespoon of honey in the morning at breakfast.

Is diabetes type 2 reversible (after few years)? By "reversible" I mean will I pass a glucose tolerance test without medications and fasting level BG test.

Thanks in advance for the replies.

Cheers,
Khan