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Hi,
I am a longtime lurker, first time registered poster and I wanted to say hello.
I was gestationally diabetic with my last two pregnancies (1990 and 2006) and I was told by my endocrinologist after my last son was born that I have a 75% chance of being diabetic in later years.
My response was to adopt a VLC lifestyle (which I am embarrassed to report that I do not stick to as strictly as I should) and I have been able to keep the wolf from the door, for the most part.
I have a pretty significant family hx of diabetes (mostly everyone on my maternal side of the family has some issue and my half-brother was dx'd as diabetic). Add to this mix the fact that I had a total hysterectomy and thyroid issues and I cannot, no matter what I do, lose weight at all.
My FBG has been creeping up into the 108-112 range in the mornings, so I have been prescribed generic for Fortamet (I tried "regular" metformin a couple years ago and spent so much time in the potty I had to d/c). Part of the problem with the original prescription was I was given 850 mg with no starting ramp-up dose and absolutely no help from my primary care physician. I have since changed physicians.
At any rate, because of my severe insulin resistance, I'm hoping that this will help push me off the dime, so to speak, and help keep the wolf from the door some more. I am going to start with 500 mg per day for 1 week and ramp until I am at 2000 mg per day. I have noticed that metformin keeps you "honest" about carb intake but I was wondering, also, about fat intake and the interrelation with it and metformin as well.
I post mostly to say hello and thank you because you all who post here help more people than you might think, but I welcome any advice you might have.
I am a longtime lurker, first time registered poster and I wanted to say hello.
I was gestationally diabetic with my last two pregnancies (1990 and 2006) and I was told by my endocrinologist after my last son was born that I have a 75% chance of being diabetic in later years.
My response was to adopt a VLC lifestyle (which I am embarrassed to report that I do not stick to as strictly as I should) and I have been able to keep the wolf from the door, for the most part.
I have a pretty significant family hx of diabetes (mostly everyone on my maternal side of the family has some issue and my half-brother was dx'd as diabetic). Add to this mix the fact that I had a total hysterectomy and thyroid issues and I cannot, no matter what I do, lose weight at all.
My FBG has been creeping up into the 108-112 range in the mornings, so I have been prescribed generic for Fortamet (I tried "regular" metformin a couple years ago and spent so much time in the potty I had to d/c). Part of the problem with the original prescription was I was given 850 mg with no starting ramp-up dose and absolutely no help from my primary care physician. I have since changed physicians.
At any rate, because of my severe insulin resistance, I'm hoping that this will help push me off the dime, so to speak, and help keep the wolf from the door some more. I am going to start with 500 mg per day for 1 week and ramp until I am at 2000 mg per day. I have noticed that metformin keeps you "honest" about carb intake but I was wondering, also, about fat intake and the interrelation with it and metformin as well.
I post mostly to say hello and thank you because you all who post here help more people than you might think, but I welcome any advice you might have.