For 2.5 yrs I have been recommending that my husband request metformin from our internist. Well, he finally did, yesterday!
He has a strong fmaily history of diabetes, he is obese, but the only time he has measured high (other than a home meter) was an A1c of around 7 when he had a massive infection. The doc seemed puzzled about why he has even been checking his blood sugar (it wasn't ME, he has been testing for about 7 years, sporadically, and in fact that is how we confirmed I was diabetic!).
Anyhow, on the theory that hyperinsulinemia is driving his weight gain, I have pushed giving met a try, and he is starting it tonight.
He eats low carb in front of me, but has always been prone to carb bingeing, and I suspect has "cheated" behind my back a fair amount, most likely in those same binges. Per his meter his carb tolerance is much higher than mine, so he sees nothing (immediately) wrong with eating them -- basically he thinks he can get away with them.
He's 5'7" and 260 lb! And has OSA and has effectively used a CPAP for 15 years or more.
So ... we will see if met helps him. He got the regular, not the XR formula.
Does anyone here know of non (ie, not-yet) diabetics, using metformin successfully for weight loss or control?
