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I was dx'ed just 10 days ago and saw an endocrinologist today.
At the ER they prescribed 1k Metformin 2x/daily, and my endo is keeping me there. I asked him if he thought down the road I might be able to reduce it, and he said there was no reason to because Metformin doesn't bring BS down below where it should be, and there is no downside to taking 2K/day.
I'm so oriented towards 'less is better' with prescription meds, that this surprised me.
Also - a testing question. I wanted a script for more strips than 30/month and he said there was no need to test more than once/day. I said I wanted to know what effect various foods and meals had on my BS, if there were bad spikes, and he said that only matters if one is taking insulin. Since I'm on meds, I can test once/day at various times of day throughout the month.
At the ER they prescribed 1k Metformin 2x/daily, and my endo is keeping me there. I asked him if he thought down the road I might be able to reduce it, and he said there was no reason to because Metformin doesn't bring BS down below where it should be, and there is no downside to taking 2K/day.
I'm so oriented towards 'less is better' with prescription meds, that this surprised me.
Also - a testing question. I wanted a script for more strips than 30/month and he said there was no need to test more than once/day. I said I wanted to know what effect various foods and meals had on my BS, if there were bad spikes, and he said that only matters if one is taking insulin. Since I'm on meds, I can test once/day at various times of day throughout the month.