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Blood glucose monitor recommendation
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Jul 8 3:33pm | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
@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?
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You probably know that both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia can cause blood pressure spikes. Since I was taking 500 mg of Metformin three times a day and I tend to be an erratic eater, I believe this is what happened. I think that the Metformin caused me to become hypoglycemic, causing my BP to rise. On an occasion when I grabbed three English buttermilk muffins with butter, both my blood sugar and blood pressure escalated.
I can “feel it” when these blood pressure escalations occurred. I have not had these issues since I stopped Metformin. For days I wore or carried a wrist blood pressure cuff, taking my blood pressure on almost an hourly basis. No spikes despite repeating the circumstances where it had peaked before. (I did not repeat the English muffins.)
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I do mean Metformin, the diabetes medication. I stopped it after conferring with my pcp, who prescribed it. Metformin was NOT prescribed for diabetes but to halt the possible progression of my MGUS. MGUS is a premalignant clone of cells that can morph into a malignancy like myeloma. Metformin is in clinical trials to prevent MGUS and SMM from progressing.
I have never been diagnosed with diabetes but I have had a hgba1c of 6.1 at times.
I had a peculiar reaction to Metformin. I know it is considered a safe drug but taking it was associated for me with these scary blood pressure spikes.
MGUS is associated with a variety of illnesses and diseases. My hematologist was against my taking it. I have had MGUS for 23 years.
Sorry for any confusion.