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Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Aug 23, 2023 | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
Metrormin has recognised *possible* side effects of a gastro-intestinal type. They are not everybody's experience and were not mine. Sadly some people make the assumption that side rejects are guaranteed when they certainly are not. Controlled release Metformin can often solve those gastric issues. Metformin can assist with reducing insulin resistance and research is showing that it can be protective against cardiac problems and some cancers. You might want to consider the "Newcastle Diet" to deal with both your fatty liver and weight - please see https://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/Services/A-Z/DiabetesService/PatientsCarers/Documents/SJH%20NEWCASTLE%20DIET%20BOOKLET2012.pdf This diet resulted from clinical research in the UK.
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Hi, @dlewins - just wanted to follow up with you and your mention of your experiences. Sounds like you've taken Metformin? Have you also experienced insulin resistance associated with fatty liver?
@mark_fugate and @musicflowers4u - wondering how you are doing?
I am doing well thank you for asking.
I had a short bout with fatty liver. The threat of a biopsy scared me onto the straight and narrow. My fatty liver threat was only for a very few months so I can not say whether it contributed to my insulin resistance.
I have take metformin for almost three years now and had Lantus and Humalog added this last May.
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@dlewins Very restrictive of course, but sometimes I think that can make a diet easier. If you can't eat any of something it keeps you from overeating whatever that is. I wonder if the lower bg also happens if you lose weight with a more traditional diet. I lost weight that way. I have an appointment with my endocrinologist at the end of August so I will be curious to see what my A1c is then. I used to go to this doctor but then he moved away so I let my PCP handle my diabetes and thyroid but I decided to return to my original endo since he is less than an hour away.
JK