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Blood glucose monitor recommendation
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Jul 8 3:33pm | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
I think this is great advice. I took Metaformin for about six weeks because my glucose ran in the 90s and my hgbA1c was 6.1 plus Metaformin is in a clinical trial to prevent MGUS from progressing. While on 1500 mg metaformin I had incredibly high (200/100) post prandial blood pressure spikes. Post prandial is after eating. Sometimes when I am busy I would postpone my noon meal. This is when the spikes would occur. I could “feel” them coming on. I did not need a bp cuff!
I stopped the Metformin and no longer am having the spikes. But after recording 20 years of non fasting glucose readings in the nineties I am clueless as to what happened.
I will be purchasing one of those monitors to try to figure it all out. Again, a great suggestion!
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@hsminc I’m confused. I’m not sure if you are talking about Metformin (a common diabetes medication) or something else called Metaformin (that I never heard of). You refer to blood pressure (BP) and also glucose. Some people call it BG. Similar names and acronyms can be confusing.
Are you concerned about your blood pressure or your blood glucose? Not sure what medication you are referring to either. You mentioned glucose in the 90’s and an hgbA1c of 6.1 Those are good numbers for well controlled diabetes. You also mentioned a number of 200/100 which sounds like high blood pressure. You also mentioned post prandial spikes. You are correct pre and post prandial refers to before and after eating. But it usually pertains to blood glucose not blood pressure.
I’m just not understanding what your issues are. I’m concerned that you “stopped the Metformin”. I don’t think it is wise to start, stop or alter a dose of a medication without input from your provider. Would you be willing to explain more about your situation?