Hi Dorisena!! Haven't posted for awhile!! I love how you manage your diabetes. Changed doctors this summer and he put me on Metformin and scheduled an appointment for 3 months. I was to take (work gradually) 3 pills/day. However, after taking the second pill, I too had GI symptoms that wouldn't go away. So I decided to stick with the one pill a day. Had my 3 month check yesterday and my A1C was 7 down from 9.6. Plus, I've been eating horribly with harvest going on and my daughter having gastric sleeve surgery. The stress eating was horrible. It still lowered the A1c. I've also lost 10 pounds. So back to YOUR diet. Going back to watching carbs, exercising, and eating more fruits and veggies. I have enough Metformin to get me through the winter but hope to be totally off of it before my April doctor appointment. I've also found a Diabetes Group here in Iowa that will help me. I can have zoom meetings with their Pharmacist and she will work out a plan with me...one-on-one. Cost is minimal and out of pocket. I will try to post more often and read posts as it does help boost my spirits. Have a great weekend!!