>>>>My doctor wants me to cut the metformin in half for 4 months and see what happens.
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>>>Like I told you at BWW, Keep up what you're doing and you'll be of metformin for good..
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>>Well, time will tell, I certainly hope you're right.
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>>I needed to be on the dosage I was at because my glucose and A1C were so dangerously high. In the first month and a half between my diet and the metformin, I lost about 15 lbs but the blood sugar did not change one bit. So I needed something to get me out of the danger zone.
>> Between that and the history of diabetes in my family, there's obviously something in my genes regarding that process.
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>>But now that my numbers are down in the normal range, the big question is how much I can dose down. Believe me, I'd love to be off a medication and will do the "due diligence", but I also have to be realistic. I am just glad that I'm turning 53 in a few weeks and I haven't felt this good since my early 30's. So we'll see.
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>Yep.... You just can't go back to your carb-loaded ways, ever. You can have a couple of cheats but not consistent.

I have basically cut sugar out, nearly 100%

I don't do the empty carbs any more (chips, etc.)

I can eat thin crust pizza now and then, and I have bran flakes every morning, and things like that don't spike my glucose. I also found the lowest carb sandwich rolls.

I'd say on average, I'm taking in about 40 carbs a day, and most of those are more slowly absorbed than the empty carbs.

We are going up to the Poconos today to a restaurant we haven't been to in a LONG time - place called Alaska Pete's. They have a great filet and lobster tail. Almost zero carbs!!! So I'll probably have a Guinness. :)