So nearly a month ago I started a new approach to my type 1 Diabetes management. I am taking Metformin which is typically a type 2 Diabetes pill. My endo agreed to let me try it to see what happens.
Needless to say it has revolutionized my diabetes and made the amount of insulin I need drop tremendously and my resistance drop tremendously! Taking less insulin has many benefits including making it easier to keep weight off and lose weight. With insulin I can easily gain 10 pounds in one week if I over eat. Then losing that 10 pounds takes many weeks, its a crazy battle that has made me crazy since starting insulin. I constantly go up and down 10-20 pounds. Taking less insulin also means less lows, though I am still tweeking my pump settings because the metformin is still making me go low. If you have type 1 and are struggeling with resistance or needing a lot of insulin you should consider discussing metformin with your Endocrinologist also!
Needless to say it has revolutionized my diabetes and made the amount of insulin I need drop tremendously and my resistance drop tremendously! Taking less insulin has many benefits including making it easier to keep weight off and lose weight. With insulin I can easily gain 10 pounds in one week if I over eat. Then losing that 10 pounds takes many weeks, its a crazy battle that has made me crazy since starting insulin. I constantly go up and down 10-20 pounds. Taking less insulin also means less lows, though I am still tweeking my pump settings because the metformin is still making me go low. If you have type 1 and are struggeling with resistance or needing a lot of insulin you should consider discussing metformin with your Endocrinologist also!
I wonder what dose Metformin you are taking and what approximate percentage your insulin has dropped? I have heard of folks doing it with various (some good, some not so good) results. I am glad you are doing so well with the treatment.
ReplyDeleteI started on 500mg extended release once a day. Started it for a morning dose and on a weekend for fear of lows and bad g.i. reaction. It did make my bowels move more rapidly than before. I am now on a twice daily dose of 500mg and it has just started to cause me some real g.i. discomfort. I am having fairly intense bowel cramping and lose stools. Im hoping my intestines can adjust again because I do not want to give up these great blood sugars. I am still tweeking pump settings. I was 15-20 total basal and right now Im down to 7u total basal. Today has been a wildcard, a few highs...so still working it out. I need to basal test.
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