fe452436 wrote: »

Thank you so much for your advice @craigo3154
I will start intermittent fasting from today and will continue it.I will ask my doctor to revise the dosage of metformin.Its more than requirement. Thanks again.

@fe452436. Keep a good monitor on the blood sugar.

Metformin works my increasing muscle cells sensitivity to insulin (muscles will absorb more glucose) and reduces liver release of glucose in response to glucagon (blood sugar rises from liver store more slowly when fasting).

2000mg in the normal dose range (1500mg - 2550mg per day), but less than the maximum dose. Reduction to 1500mg per day may be possible after discussions with doctor.

Fasting, (overnight, 8 hours of not eating), is the usual measurement people look at. If fasting blood sugar is consistently in the 4's (4-5 mmol/L {US equivalent is 72-90 mg/dl}), then a lower dose is usually recommended. If consistently above 5 mmol/L, or 90 mg/dl, then may be best to stay n the dosage you are on (unless you have side-effects you cannot live with). Consistent high blood sugar is quite dangerous (eyesight, kidney function, circulation, etc..) which is why this symptom is so aggressively treated.

Dr Jason Fung has a number of good references about intermittent fasting and it's effects on diabetes and pre-diabetes. A lot of doctors are not up to date with intermittent fasting (IF), autophagy and diabetes reversal.

A large part of a medical degree is medication and little is taught about diet, metabolism and food macros. Common teaching is that type 2 diabetes is progressive and incurable however treatable with ever increasing doses of insulin and other blood glucose controlling drugs. Taking insulin WILL make you put on weight (as it tells the body to turn any excess into fat and store it). You want to avoid insulin for as LONG as possible. Insulin is prescribed when Metformin (and other blood glucose drugs) are not doing enough.

(As you may be able to to tell I have done A LOT of research on this topic. My wife is type 2. I was likely heading for pre-diabetes before I lost weight (symptoms were there, just never tested)).

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February 23
Exercised: Yes (moving an upright freezer, cleaning and de-icing thoroughly and restoring it to service)
Tracked: Yes
Budget: Yes

I am counting the freezer as exercise as:

1. it is the size (and weight) of a full height fridge.
2. it needed to be moved up and down stairs for de-icing and cleaning.
3. to move it required moving at least twice as much other stuff to clear a path.
4. it took 3 hours of continuous effort to move, de-ice, dry, move back (so it's contents did not thaw in temporary storage).

Rest of day seemed to go OK.

Believe me, NO ONE would questions moving and cleaning a freezer as exercise lol. That is LEGIT!

Feb 23
Exercise? Yes run/walk
Tracked? Yes
Under calories: yep

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? light cardio, 20 minute walk
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? No
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

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Feb week 4
PW:178.6
CW:177

Weighing in a few days early heading out for surgery. Will check back in with weight in a few weeks. Was told that there will be a lot of swelling so not going to get on the scale for a little while.

I hope all goes well, Vera.

February 25
Exercised? No
Calories? A bit over
Tracked? Yes

I am out of town this week. Won't be back till March 2