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I'm having problems managing Type 2 Diabetes with medication
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Oct 25, 2021 | Replies (83)Comment receiving replies
@dorisena so you did not cut back on your metformin, you just added more fresh produce to your diet? Ahh, the joys of summer. I haven't gotten nearly enough local tomatoes this summer. The owner of the farm stand closest to us, that I always used to go to, is not wearing a mask, nor is anyone in the little building, so I won't go there and the other farm stands are quite distant.
@mummy43 Your improvements sound great. I hope the doctor will be pleased, why wouldn't he be since your numbers are better? Are you getting some exercise also? I've been told that helps with the numbers a lot too. I was on metformin when I was first diagnosed with diabetes, about 12 or 13 years ago and if I had any of the effects you mention I didn't connect them to taking metformin, but that's me - I frequently do not consider that something I am feeling may be the result of medication.
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I don't want you to misunderstand, I did not just add fresh produce to my diet. I completely changed what I eat based on the glycemic index and I have eaten fresh food from the garden since I was a teenager. It takes a lot of planning and study to have what you eat make a drastic change in your blood sugar and your health. I gave up baking desserts totally. That was a sacrifice. I did not depend on Metformin as a "cure" but have taken it as an aid but I wake up very hungry in the morning. And I had to lose weight for success.
If I can stay active, I believe I can get to an A1C of 6.0 this year. It's the food and exercise, not the pills! Dorisena.
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The doctor never counsels me on my diabetes, only prescribes more pills for my blood pressure. I complain about the side effects of the pills, and he tries another one. I work on diet and exercise for my blood pressure and my diabetes. If the A
1C is below 7.00, some doctors consider that a success, but I have a goal of 6.0. I live to please me, as the doctor seems to have other issues on his mind. I only see the doctor a couple of times a year unless I am quite ill with something. I live rural and don't need to worry much about the virus because I live isolated and don't worry about outside markets. But I am becoming more "anti-pill" every year.
I am not able to eat all the produce from my garden this year and have canned 49 quarts of tomato sauce. However, I do get a little tired of cooking from scratch which is necessary due to the restaurants being limited. I share the garden with my family as well. It is the key to my health success as I have been gardening for 65 years. it is a way of life. Dorisena