Metformin Support Group

ddsb1111

@kristenchapman525 Sometimes being fixated on an issue can exacerbate another. I find it really helpful and hopeful knowing that, although difficult, PCOS doesn’t have to determine your weight or weight loss goals.

This is an interesting read from pubmed and IMO can be incredibly motivating. If I feel like I’m doing an impossible task I question whether to do it at all and this is basically saying the opposite. I hope this research is encouraging.

Quick excerpt-

No statistically significant differences in weight or weight loss following the intervention were found between women with and without PCOS in five studies, with the remaining studies not comparing the difference in weight or weight loss between these groups.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5622756/

ddsb1111

Quick side story

My dog was overly licking over the course of a couple of days so I got her checked for a UTI, bladder infection, etc. After an hour or so the vet came back and said, I’m sorry to say but there’s no signs of anything wrong. Believe me, I kept looking because I didn’t want to waste your time and money.

I said, oh thank god! I was elated, definitely a dog mom here. She was so surprised at my reaction that I wasn’t mad or annoyed.

I said, no this is the best case scenario! Why would wasting my time and money trump my dogs heath? Besides, now I don’t have to get her medication and have a follow up appointment.

You know what she said? You’d be surprised how many owners are mad I didn’t find anything!

Sometimes I get the feeling that people deal with weight loss the same way. We innocently want to find a reason to justify our choices more than we want the goal.

cyn_love

@ddsb1111 interesting. I’ll have to give it a read. I’ve been teaching my summer school students about self fulfilling prophecies. It’s definitely easy to turn this into one of them so we aren’t as successful with our weight loss. Good point.

Kristen525c

I totally agree. I have just spent half my life having people, including doctors, not believe me when I’ve talked about my struggles. They assume I’m making excuses for poor choices. I get extremely defensive when I feel like someone is attempting to invalidate my personal experiences. And while I most definitely agree that I’ve been guilty of wanting to justify choices, I’ve also 100% experienced doing everything “right” and STILL gaining weight (and not being believed) So forgive me if I’ve come across as harsh due to medical related trauma. I know my body and I know how difficult it is for me to keep weight off, even when I’m making good choices. I will try not to focus on that though because it has been so discouraging in the past and led to a “why bother” mindset. I appreciate you bringing that up in a kind way.

ddsb1111

@cyn_love You sound like an amazing and inspiring teacher, and I’m fairly certain giving them a belief in themselves will be something they carry throughout their lives. Sometimes your belief is all you have.

@kristenchapman525 I know exactly what you mean but for different reasons. Before you know it you don’t know who to trust, who your friends really are, or who is sabotaging your efforts. At the end of the day there’s an incredible amount of support here and knowledge so please lean on this community and don’t give up. I personally want to see you succeed and know you can if you give yourself grace, have patience, and be persistent. This adventure is not easy at all but it’s so worth it.

cyn_love

@ddsb1111 Thank you so much.

Day 7 update: Today will be my last day of 500mg with only dinner. Tomorrow I start it in the morning as well. I had a day or two of some GI symptoms, but nothing crazy. Might've just been food related. So far so good!

Also, I got my HbgA1c results...... 6.1 yeesh!

Kristen525c

cyn_love wrote: »

@ddsb1111 Thank you so much.

Day 7 update: Today will be my last day of 500mg with only dinner. Tomorrow I start it in the morning as well. I had a day or two of some GI symptoms, but nothing crazy. Might've just been food related. So far so good!

Also, I got my HbgA1c results...... 6.1 yeesh!

I will ask you 14 times a day if you remembered your meds As for the A1C, that's still in the prediabetes range. As hard as you're working, you'll bring that down.

Dellagirl5316

I need iron anyway because I run low on iron levels. but I think it does help with metformin as well. Could always try for a couple weeks and see if you feel a difference

cyn_love

Day 15 update:
I up my dose again today. 500mg AM and 1000 mg PM. So far I'm doing well! No crazy GI issues yet.

PeachHibiscus

I had my first 3 month A1C test yesterday since being diagnosed T2D. It was 7.0 in March and 6.3 last March. Yesterday's result was 5.6. My doctor is happy with that and isn't going to increase the Metformin dosage at this time so I'll be sticking with 500 mg 2X a day.

bethaboo2409

Hey! I’ve lost 100 pounds and am still taking my Metformin. I’m down to 2 1000 mg in the am. I’ve probably lost more than 100 pounds in that there a lot I don’t remember pre stroke. But I told everyone that I weighed 250, so that’s my starting point. I’d like to say that every thing is great, but it’s not. I started to buy some things at the grocery store, things that I had no business buying. So I’m rid of all that stuff and back to the ‘I have to think about what I eat’ phase. Sigh!

cyn_love

That’s great news @PeachHibiscus !!! I didn’t realize it would drop so drastically so quickly. I want to retest mine in October. That’ll be 3 months on my full dosage. Hoping to see it out of the prediabetic range.

PeachHibiscus

cyn_love wrote: »

That’s great news @PeachHibiscus !!! I didn’t realize it would drop so drastically so quickly. I want to retest mine in October. That’ll be 3 months on my full dosage. Hoping to see it out of the prediabetic range.

Thank you @cyn_love! I'm hoping yours will be in the normal range when you do the retest.

Selena280

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kchamp12

It’s really in your best interest to get the type 2 diabetes under control. Especially if you are young. My husband was diagnosed in 1999. He was really half hearted in his managing his diabetes in the early years. Now the oral meds don’t work as well and he has to do insulin injections along with metformen. And he has a host of diabetes related medical issues.