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devilcMy PCP has been after me to try Metformin for about 3 years now. I've been using herbs and trying to adjust my diet, but that's just not working as well as it used to (I'm fucking hungry ALL. THE. TIME. again) so I said yes to metformin.
I'm borderline for it's use. My fasting blood sugar is consistently 100-103, but my A1C is 5.7 to 5.9
I've been taking it with my evening meal.
Intense Benadryl-stupor like sleepiness and brainfog for the first 12 to 14 hours after taking it? Yes! And despite taking an extended release B-Vitamin.
Feeling vaguely nauseated? Yes! (At least I'm not hungry all the time?)
Sudden onset "everything must go" trips to the toilet? YES!
Of course, my husband takes it with no problems other than a mild brainfog, which is why he takes it at night and feels great all day.
I'm going to try taking for a few more days, before I call and see if there is something else to try.
I'm borderline for it's use. My fasting blood sugar is consistently 100-103, but my A1C is 5.7 to 5.9
I've been taking it with my evening meal.
Intense Benadryl-stupor like sleepiness and brainfog for the first 12 to 14 hours after taking it? Yes! And despite taking an extended release B-Vitamin.
Feeling vaguely nauseated? Yes! (At least I'm not hungry all the time?)
Sudden onset "everything must go" trips to the toilet? YES!
Of course, my husband takes it with no problems other than a mild brainfog, which is why he takes it at night and feels great all day.
I'm going to try taking for a few more days, before I call and see if there is something else to try.
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Date: 2026-05-09 10:23 pm (UTC)No, I've not been suggested a dietician/nutritionist, but I'll see if I can find one. I've tried some of the food changes things are suggested for the pre-diabetic, but many of them are just flat out non-starters because of they are foods I simply cannot eat (ex: any whole grain that is not rice/quinoa; beans more than 3x weekly) and/or do not like (ex: fish-fish).
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Date: 2026-05-09 11:40 pm (UTC)I’ve been thinking if I should ask my doctor for a referral to whatever nutrition classes they have now. It does seem like that stuff changes regularly and a brush-up would be good.
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