Since my recent test was 6.1, down from 6.8, because of strict eating and more active working outside, I don't think I should be taking as much Metformin. I get nauseous after three hours, and I was nauseous when I first took two Metformin pills. My endocrinologist dismissed me, and my doctor says nothing.
According to your guide, I am pre-diabetic, but I avoid spiking blood sugar like the plague. My blood pressure is down, and I have cut my one BP prescription from three pills a day, which made me feel awful, to one pill a day, and I feel so much better. I have plenty of greens from my garden now and intend to spend the summer eating them, both raw and cooked, with a little beef and chicken, and a lot of fish, no white potatoes or white bread. I still feel I need to lose weight for the diabetes management and for fitting into clothes in the store. My waist size is out of range. I feel there is more work to be done in my case.
Is too low a number bad for my heart? I have an irregularity which the doctors say is no problem. I am not at risk for strokes. I am 84. Now what? Dorisena,