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Metformin was originally extracted from French lilacs and has been used as a medication to lower blood glucose for almost 60 years. Over time, metformin has been successfully synthesized in a laboratory and is now commonly used to lower blood glucose for people living with type 2 diabetes.
Favored for its lack of hypoglycemic side effects, metformin is widely recommended as a safe, cost-effective first-line treatment for many conditions, including prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and gestational diabetes. - Cyrus Khambatta, PhD
But here's the catch. How well do doctors understand the side effects and consequences of these side effects? Not much.
For more about the dark side of metformin, why doctors keep prescribing them, and what really works to REVERSE diabetes - Here's Cyrus.
00:00 - Intro
1:22 - Metformin by the numbers
2:58 - How does metformin work?
5:55 - Why you're getting the prescription
8:32 - Metformin side effects
14:47 - What doctors don't know
17:55 - How to reverse diabetes
21:50 - Final word on metformin
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I have been off of metformin for 5months now and my a1c is at 6.3. I do intermittent fasting, cut out sugar and refined carbs. Doing plant based whole foods. Doing strength training 5times a week and walking for 30mins almost every day.
You *can reverse diabetes*. Keep the faith. Your body is designed for health. Give it the right inputs❤❤❤
No not reversed just doing things that allow a broken blood sugar system to cope. I am T2 was PreD for many years. T2 evolved when diet and exercise no longer kept it controlled. In spite of what you do can you go back to sugared cake and ice cream and show a normal blood sugar profile?
@@palerider7924never eat cake again 😡
Agree. You can reverse diabetes.
@@palerider7924do a 10 day fast
@@palerider7924that’s my point.. Nope.. If WFPB worked.. i could go back to eating pizza fries cookies and ice cream for the next 30 yrs.. we cannot because we are broken
*I had very high blood sugar I only managed to improve my health when I found a WONDERFUL treatment, if you want to know about it, I left the video in the comment reply*
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Been off Metformin for 6 years. I chose to burn off my glocuse by walking 20k steps, riding my bike 10 miles everyday and light weights and isometrics 2 to 3x a week. I stay away from sodas and juice. I try to eat healthy..
I was 495lbs, I ate what my doctor told me, did as much physical exercise as I could with my bad back and continued to gain weight until I got to that point. I was type-2 diabetic, had high cholesterol, high blood pressure and was a walking heart-attack. I signed up for gastric-bypass surgery thinking I had no other choice, but because I was so high risk I needed to lose 80lbs before the surgery could be done. Imagine, being that obese, trying so hard to lose weight, starving myself, on a ton of medication and not able to have a surgery I needed to help me. That is when I started doing research on my own... There had to be a way. Then I tried an ultra low carb diet. I didn't count calories, I ate until I was full and I only ate when I felt hungry. The pounds fell off without trying. After a year I was off all my medications because I didn't need any of them any longer and I had lost 200lbs. Fast forward 7 years later. I'm still off all my medications, I'm not Type-2 diabetic and I feel amazing. I came to learn that for people that have become Type-2 diabetics that carbs are the enemy. Eating carbs triggers a lot of insulin which is the fat storage hormone and also causes insulin resistance and this gets you stuck in a cycle that you can't get out of. Medications and insulin help but actually make the problem worse as times goes on. What you need to do is reverse what made you sick in the first place. Eating too many carbs, spiking insulin levels over the years and creating more and more insulin resistance making you metabolically unhealthy which leads to weight gain and insulin resistance and ultimately diabetes. What traditional medicine considers low carb is far too high. 20-50g of total carbs per day is what the range should be to reverse Type-2 Diabetes and encourage weight loss without medications.
Congratulations, and you are absolutely right. I did the same thing, lost 106 lbs same way as you. However, I can now eat a decent amount of carbs, because I exercise and walk a lot. but I try to keep it to less than 100 g carbs per day total. I tested and tested with my meter, and the worst food for me is bread. it spikes my sugar bad. but I can eat potatoes, rice, and a small amount of al dente high fiber pasta.
@@loneranger7573 And congratulations to you too. Let me preface my comment by saying I'm not trying to change your mind, but I'm of the opinion that if Carbs put me in that position in the first place then why would I want to go back to them and risk building insulin resistance over time? I've been 20g or less of carbs a day (and usually from vegetables and limited fruit) for 7 years and my A1C is 4.9 mmol/L (88mg/DL) and I remain medication free.
You are amazing. Congratulations!!!!! ❤🎉
So proud of you!
@@CedroCron”carbs” (there’s no such food) didn’t put you in that position in the first place for starters
I’ve subscribed to all the type 2 channels over the last 4 years. I’ve got it down to one. Cyrus seems to be on a mission. Not just trying to promote his channel. The content is real from someone that knows from experience.
Taken metformin for 12 years, never had a doctor check B12.
Thank you for speaking the truth that many doctors and health care professionals can't or won't tell you about. Don't stop doing what you do to help people all over the world ⭐⭐⭐
I use ozempic
I took myself off 5 days ago. My a1c was now 5.1. I could not take the side effect of extreme fatigue. It took only a few days off of it to feel normal again. I am taking Berberine now.
How u feeling with berbrin any side effects or is it working well
How is that
So, you exchanged your Metformin for Berberine, you can not take them together.
@@maituubwhy?
Appreciate your work and mission brother
Facts, practical real life scenarios and lifestyle solutions. I have taken Mastering Diabetes lifestyle medicine and have been thriving since 2016 !!! Keep up the excellent work Cyrus and hope to see u soon on the disc golf course 😀
Thank you for educating us on the facts.
This information is exactly my sentiments. Thank you so much for the confirmation.
Deep Sleep ( rest & recovery) , keeping a positive mindset should be added to life style.
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This was very informative!
I'm so thankful for you!!!!!!!!!
Very cool of u 2 make all these videos for our health
Ok Thank you. ❤
That path is me. I'm now taking about 5 meds that control the cholesterol, HBP, etc. I'm in the cycle and I'm afraid to leave. I'm in my 70s, I'm alive, I'm alright with it.
So taking both metformin and a statin for high cholesterol means normal liver function is greatly disrupted. Both drugs affect the liver. Both drugs are widely prescribed.
Metformin affects liver how so?
@@Vasudeva108. Watch at 4:00 in the video for the answer.
❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you❤❤❤❤ I’ve been a Type2 diabetic for 13 years now and am more than wanting to get off all of my diabetic meds for good!!!❤❤❤ Thank you Mastering Diabetes❤❤❤❤ I know I can get through this Diabetic Hell
One fits all advice? Those are great
THANKS 😊
Great video 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
You can lose it. The same thing with me I got some time to try eating well and exercise . my a1c level has reduced significantly. keep hopeful
Before getting Metformin for Diabetes, I was on 7 other medications for congestive heart failure and attrial flutter (one to slow the heart down, one for rhythm, duretics and one to thin blood), high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Some could have been avoided if I had sought earlier metformin? Surgery (Cardio Abalation) fixed the heart rhythm and walking reversed the congestive heart failure. I reduced my egg and sausage consumption to get off cholesterol medication. Both which also reduced my metformin needs. By the time I read Mastering Diabetes I was down to 3 medications and giving up meat, fish and eggs got me off the rest. Unfortunately by then my kidneys were worse and no warning of high bean consumption or fruit juice being hard on kidneys and certain high oxalate veggies (purines, uric acid and oxalates). I had given up soft drinks in 2011 and fried foods in 2015 before the heart heart problems in 2017. Had I had been told to see a dietician maybe the process would have been faster (dietician at a gym hard gotten me off soft drinks previously). The high meat diet I was using to control my blood sugar and switch to less cooked hamburger by the fast food industry around 2005 moved me from hyperinsulimia to undiagnosed diabetic. The Coke-A-Cola consumption made it harder to learn during college classes taken during the 2009-2011 recession. Warnings from my brother about high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks messing with ghrelin and leptin had gotten me to quite in 2011.
Going Whole Food Plant Based no sugar salt or oil diet (WFPB-SOS) November 2020 and intermittent fasting got me off the high blood pressure and metformin and lost 50 pounds in 10 months. I gain some weight back last year on bread, dates, plus courtesy of my moms retirement home instant mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes with sugar and marshmallows during Thanksgiving and Christmas - New Years weeks.
I have since lost the holiday weight and plan on losing another 50 pounds. Now I will be tweaking my diet to make it easier on my kidneys. While I reduced my A1C from 7.5 to 5.7 it seems I get quite the insulin spike if I eat too much fruit or bread. Bread was a once a month splurge and it was the dense German style whole ryeberries style pumpernickel or read Sourdough (no added yeast or dough conditioners).
Thanks for your work Cyrus Khambatta and Robbie Barbaro plus books by Dr Dean Ornish, Dr Neal Barnard, Dr John A. McDougall, T. Colin Campbell PhD etc. read previously. Mastering Diabetes recommended by a high school classmate was the final straw that got me on the right path.
Dates and juice are high in sugar and fructose.
I wish you where here in Cincinnati you would be my doctor and you are right
Any advice on Glibenclamide for type 2 diabetics.
Thank. you
Agree with all the content of your video. Intermittent fasting and healthy foods works really fast to lower glucose.
OMG I love you ❤❤ Thank you for sharing this important information. I felt you where with me at my doctor's when he prescribed Metformin and said oh if you have Diabetes then you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol so take this too. The thing is I'm terrible at taking pills so I would forget. Also the side effects where horrible. March 14th 2023 I quit processed sugar and processed food, started fasting and decided to stop taking my pills 2 1/2 months later I went from 170 to 149 and I'm almost diabetes free but my pressure is normal now. I took my life back.
We love to hear such a successful story from people Julia! So glad to see you got your life under control and in a great place!
@Mastering Diabetes ... I faced Lactic acidosis due to Metformin and i had to switch to voglibose. Metformin had also lowered my B12 levels despite taking B12 supplements. Now B12 levels are going up without any supplements after Metformin is stopped.
I currently use Glipizide works too well especially when eating well ?? Any comments or videos on that one
Metformin saved my father's life.
it does for many; it's a cheap & good medication for multiple issues related to insulin resistance
You'd be surprised to know there's a 1.2% difference versus placebo on insulin resistance and around 4% for lowering glucose levels.
Yes
I'm not taking Metformin anymore, but I was traveling in Costa Rica a couple of years ago, and forgot my Metformin. After a small panic I went to a pharmacy there, and no prescription was required, and the cost was $2.50 for 30 1000mg tablets! I bought 10 packs.....
Fortunately, I figured out my diet and got off of them, but how about the ripoff here in the States?
How did you change your diet? Did you cut all carbs and fruits? I was just diagnosed as prediabetic and trying to rodéate myself.. seems like everyone has a different opinion.. I went on a ‘Keto’ diet but that’s not my thing.
@yennyjen5742 what about keto can't you do. I'm doing "mostly" keto. I have small amounts of other foods I like. Some fruits are OK. Do you ever fast? Try reducing overall calories and cut sugar completely.
@@hokeywolf3416 my problem are the carbs.. I am Mexican and all the bad carbs is our daily diet 😅 rice, beans, tortillas, bread.. chips.. I miss having a nice plate of my hometown mx.. but the day I pig out 😅🤦♀️ I get 160-170’s numbers 😓 I don’t have a sweet tooth thank God but diabetes runs in both sides of my family.. I algo got gestational diabetes 5 yrs ago
So I decided to ask for some metformin yesterday., hoping to learn to balance carbs and fruits in my diet..
@@yennyjen5742 the other thing I figured out is that if I'm deficient in a vitamin, I overeat to get enough of it. Now, I take D3, K2, magnesium and turmeric for inflammation most days and a multi vitamin the other days. Maybe 5 the vitamins and 2 multi. Try that.
What about Jardiance?
What if you do both life style change and take metformin?
I couldn’t tolerate Metformin. I had too many GI issues. That’s how I got in Jardiance. Now I’m off Jardiance and waiting to get off Ozempic.
Berberine replaced (met forming
How
I have lost weight. BMI now 25.2. I never eat after 8pm and never before 11am. I walk 3 miles ever day (quickly). I eat no processed foods. I have eliminated sugar and eat whole foods only (lots of tree nuts). I am still pre-diabetic. I despair.
Keep trying 👍🏿
Add vitamin d it may help
Your problem is treenuts which are high in oils which are high in calories and can cause insulin resistance. If you mistaken peanut as treenuts, it is even worse. Peanut is 48% in fat and contain arachidonic acid (peanut fatty acid) which is highly inflammatory!
@@Mr-hn2bp peanuts are yummy.. but true
Feel the same ...over 13 months Keto/ low carb...20/4 intermittent fasting..
The only video thats making sense
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ive been on a high dose of seroquel for 10 years. i also have hypothyroidism. i'm also 62 years old. ive exercised 5 days a week for years and watch what i eat but have become very obese. ive come to learn that many doctors when precribing seroquel will subscribe metformin to counter act the blood sugar rise from the seroquel. ive been thinking of trying it because i'm in a bad situatiion, maybe if ide taken it from the start i wouldnt have gained all this weight? appreciate your thoughts.
I weight 197lbs , 5’2 ft tall, 33 years old, my A1C was 6.4 over the last year it has been on the 6’s. I am considered pre diabetic I actually just picked up the prescription for metformin 500 this one lasts 24 hours. Before I was weighting 197lbs I was 217lbs I have been eating healthier, walking everyday for over an hour, including weights, and intermittent fasting, I drink a green juice in the mornings on an empty stomach. (Celery, cucumber, fruit, ginger, tumeric, black pepper). I’m going to start incorporating ACV to my tea at night every other night.
My question is , should I start the metformin and continue to do what I do? I’m getting my A1C tested again in June so in 2 months from now.
Brilliant video. It horrifies me that doctors know so little about nutrition and yet have the skill to do profound complex operations.
I agree. I think they are required to take 1 class now in nutrition concepts.
I think the Doctors know but refuse to educate patients. Pharmaceuticals is big business, all about money.
I was on metformin for a long time. My numbers didn't change after i started taking it and my numbers did not change after I stopped taking it.
Metformin works mainly by blocking neoglucogenesis, conversion of excessive amino acids into glucose. You are most likely not on keto and not consuming a lot of meat. Metformin will do them more harm than good. Our body do not store amino acids.
Same
Dr David Sinclair says Metformin is good for heart health and should be taken even if you don't have diabetes. So what's best?
Does it need to be a plant based diet? I go pretty much keto and the results are great. Salmon steaks hardly move the needle in the glucose level at all and keeps me full for most of the day.
So the real message is, when it comes to the two of the leading health issues in the US (cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome), don't trust your doctor's advice.
I would disagree with the statement at 21:44 "lifestyle change is easy..." Actually no, no it's not. That is such an ignorant thing coming from a channel that is science-based. Especially around something where the whole society is actively working against those choices. The culprit is the Standard American Diet and the volume of marketing around that, and the deep social expectations in support of that, which is absolutely mind numbing. It'd be like an alcoholic who quits drinking, but has to go to bars and clubs every night with people saying "just have one little drink..."
Lifestyle change is straightforward which is vastly different than easy. How is Elon Musk going to get people on Mars? The solution is straightforward. Send them in a rocket, etc. But you ain't getting it tomorrow. It's the implementation that's the issue, maybe impossible to do. Lifestyle choices are just as difficult to implement.
That's the allure of metformin or a statin. It's the easy button. An easy button with hidden costs though. And the first hurdle on your lifestyle change? Telling your doctor no, that you're going to implement a lifestyle change first. The doctor will persist because how many people have said that, but never follow through? Or they might tell you, take the metformin just until those lifestyle changes kick in. We are socially conditioned to listen to our doctors and follow their advice. So good luck getting out of the starting gate.
Totally agree. Lifestyle change is very hard.
How much of the benefit from Metformin is from the fact that Metformin causes nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea and is actually working more as an appetite suppressant than anything else? Has anyone compared the benefit of Metformin vs a placebo that just cause nausea, cramps and diarrhea?
Try using complex carbohydrates. That is steel cut oats. Nonprocessed foods like orange instead of orange juice. Eat some nuts like walnuts. Kale has a lot of potassium so go easy for your kidneys. Cabbage,okra are good choices. Try using olive oil for salads and restrict fatty foods because of saturated fatty acids.
I have been taking metformin for 35 years, most of that time 2X1000mgs daily and have never had any of the side effects you mentioned, not even once. I will be 80 years old in less than a month. Metformin works great for me and it's free with my insurance. No reason for me to stop...maybe the only side effect I will have is the longevity one...I can live with that....
@@robertstancliffsr9575does it cause you to have a bad cough? My dad has one. I hear that's a side effect of it.
This video is true. I had to change my lifestyle. No carbs, good food, green veg and meat is my main diet. Lost 20kg in weight. Waiste size drop. I am still on meds but after having type 2 diabetes for over 20 years and poor medical advice i have lost all faith in Drs. When i was diagnosed as type 2 I was told eat carbs. The worst advice. AC1 was 46 gone up to 52 but it will come down again. I have fairly steady blood sugars now running between 6 and 7. No spike above 10 and average spike is to 8.
“It is mainly a medication for the treatment of diabetes,” says Marcio Griebeler, MD, an endocrinologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. “There are several studies that showed that metformin can decrease the long-term complications of diabetes, including cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, heart failure, arterial revascularization, stroke, and death.”
I take 2 Metformin, 500 mg a day, but I take them together in the morning. Seems it should be an am and pm.
Have you known anyone who takes Berberine in place of metformin? I recently started taking Tudca in addition to Berberin.
Should only be used as necessary. My doctor prescribed meds so easily. I only take 1 dose when she prescribes 2. I change my diet w/less carbs & sugar!
However metaformin seems to have some positive effects for cancer😊😮
I’m NOT doing well with metformin. I’ve lost my appetite and my stomach burns all the time. I need help!
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Due to mobility and weakness issues, I'm unable to exercise. Even walking. What do I do?
If you follow the recommended way of eating whole foods plant based, that will help you a lot. There are exercise videos on CZcams that might help you. Search for chair exercise or chair cardio or seated exercise. I hope you find something that works for you.
You can try yoga.
eat more meat; pure form of protein to get rid of weakness; plant based protein is useless
Try a recumbent bike, tuna, salmon, low starch veggies and yes, Metformin to keep your appetite down with meals. I can barely walk either so I do 40 minutes bike every day. It sucks not to be able to walk anymore when I used to hike mountains, years in the gym. You MUST keep moving. Evolve or die.
Metformin gave me blurry vision and stiffness in my fingers. Symptoms went away once stopped.
does the diet help to reduce the insulin from liver?
Insulin is not from the liver. It's produced in the pancreas. The liver works independent to the insulin. It converts glycogen to glucose, which insulin then converts to fat (hence weight gain).
no; it makes you worse; btw, insulin is not from liver but from beta cells in pancreas
Hi Cyrus I'm on metformin, is it possible to get off of this medication
yes; low carb high fat diet will bypass your insulin resistance
@@abhijitbanerCyrus said high fat causes insulin resistance.
@@Mr-hn2bp fat does not use insulin as a metabolic pathway - carbs & proteins do
@@abhijitbaner It depends on how your define metabolism, which includes anabolism(building) and catabolism (breaking down). Fat globules physically interferes migration of cytosol glucose transporter 4 and thus affects insulin action and glucose transport. Their are other mechanisms fats decrease insulin sensitivity.
Fat is the storage form of energy. Insulin is an energy storage hormone which facilitates transport of glucose and fatty acid into fat cells for storage as triglycerides and blocks the mobilization of triglycerides. Thus, insulin is tightly involved in fat metabolism.
Accumulation of fats in pancreatic beta cells negatively impact insulin secretion, in liver cause fatty liver and insulin sensitivity, in blood vessel walls atherosclerosis and hypertension, etc.
Yes easily, eat greens fruit and potatoes- watch more of these videos for specifics ❤
Please help me I don't want to die my sugar is out of control I have been on metformin since 2003 its not helping me at all plus I have been told I must take insulin and multiple pills which all of it makes me sick I don't know anymore what to do
B e a t d I a b e t e s
follow low carbs diet and intermittent fasting, for sure you see the result.
So, is it better to get off Metformin while you work on plant based diet to reverse Type 2 diabetes?
So can you just stop taking metformin or do you wean off of it, as I have been taking 2000 mg each day for 10 yrs
Too many letters instead of full names for things thus hard to understand
Thank you. My doctor has zero faith that I can make the changes that will lower my insulin resistance. I don't want to take metformin and she raised a stink over me saying I was going to a 95% plant based diet. Now I will have only two months of regular exercise and plants, herbs. I am learning a lot and don't want to get pushed to take anything except vitamin D3 and maybe thiamine. How can I insist she give me 6 months before shoving me into pills I don't want to take? I need to lose 35lbs.
Add B12 on plant based. You just tell your doctor you will wait 5-6 months. Don’t give in.
Just know that vegetarian proteins often contain a high level of carbs (lentil, brown rice, beans, etc.). Maybe have lots of veggies but I don't see how meat/ eggs or greek yogurt could hurt.
Also, your doctor really sucks. Remember that you don't have to do anything you don't want to. She actually can't force you to take medicine.
I have had a lot of luck with keto , walking after meals and intermittent fasting.
Have a breakfast with lots of green leafy vegetables for a start into your day and some fruit. Avoid to eat high carbohydrates for breakfast( that is so normal in many culture,) but maybe gives already high BG readings in the beginningvof the day.
Earlier this year I was started on 500mgs Sukkarto and 4 weeks later, the dose was raised to 2000mgs. I had violent diarhorea 4x daily and twice a night, was at times feacally incontinent and was exhausted....this went on for 3 months when i came off it as i couldnt go out! I have been off it for 8 weeks now and the bowel is only just calming down! I see the specialist nurse again in about 3 weeks. What on earth is IN this medication?
Same issue with 2000mg/day. Not worth it.
It contains metformin hydrochloride as the active ingredient. The maximum daily dose is 2.5gm. You don't have to take it as the efficacy is very low. There are other side effects too. It has no benefit if you are not consuming much more proteins than you need.
Metformin doesn't block the release of glucose from the liver. It blocks gluconeogenesis, synthesis of glucose from excessive amino acids. Glycogenolysis is not gluconeogenesis as glycogen is formed from glucose.
I went cold turkey, long story...
So what happens when you take metformin and make life style changes
Too many physicians have an allopathic reflex. Speaking as the daighter of a physician, the dont get trained on how to heal, but rather on how to drug patients and support rhe pharmaceutical complex.
I have been on metformin for 10 years and it did not help once it just made it worse
👍👍👍 thanks
True got worst
I changed my lifestyle drastically -eating 90% REAL food, cutting down on # of meals per day, cutting down on size of meals. I added fiber and eat very low carb. I take 1000 mg of Metformin a day. I exercise by running sprints or walking. I don’t know what else i can do. I don’t lose weight and i can’t lower my blood sugar. Am i doomed?
Try OMAD, one meal a day and no snacks. Carbs are everywhere, even in meat. Fats are high in calories and cause insulin resistance. Eat a well balanced diet and watch your calories intake. Take care.
Dr. MD.
Please continue the all healthy life style which you are doing. One day you will certainly have positive effects.
I know everything about reverse diabetes by now, my point is: how to be restricted with diet 100% , no cheating 😊 ever. I am very good at it, but I cheat a desert here and there
Try using 5 vegetables and 3 fruits. Skip banana and kale. Use oatmeal and try to avoid efined carbs
The oatmeal cannot be refined, instant or steel cut (most is). If it is. it is worse than pure sugar. Careful with your recommendations.
@ lilpetic oatmeal , no forget about that , try fasting and carnivore.
Use drug for hair growth?
Now that's funny.
@@hokeywolf3416 its a litle bit
🤔🙄...if you really wanted to know why he is without hair you could find the answer. I guess you haven't been following him from the start so you say rude things like that because you are without background information on him...wow.
@@potterylady44 Was it due to diet?
@@hokeywolf3416 probably, not getting enough needed macronutrients
Keep short and simple man
Does Metformin cause ED??
It's probably the insulin resistance that causes it.
Do glipazide
My Doc just prescribed this to me and the only side effects I have is some pretty good farts that can clear a room real quick.
Berbering
Metfoim NO PROBLEM
Don was killed by a nsw cop named Tom Bunnell out of 21 div king's cross police station.
I've been taking metformin for over 25 yrs without any side effects. I don't think this doc really knows much
Metaformin depletes vitamins and minerals from the body. Especially B's. You may not feel any side effects because you're getting the nutrition you need.
I got all the side effects that was on that leaflet from the pharmacy. Took metformin for only two day. Couldn’t do another day. Some people don’t get side effects from it.
No side affects
but you still need to eat low carb
35 Years on metformin with no side effects, except I'll be 80 in a couple of weeks. Maybe the longevity side effect is the only one I will have. Metformin works for me and it's free with my insurance. Most of what I read on the internet says I should have been destroyed one way or the other by horrible side effects....but the opposite has happened......
and????@@bellakim9404
I lowered my A1C from 13% to 6.5% and my doctor increased my metformin dosage from 500mg to 850 mg. I lowered my cholesterol from 8 to 5 and my doctor prescribed statin 🤦♂️
That's all they know how to do, prescribe meds. I got my A1C down 4 points with no medication. I still need to bring it down a bit more and I will do that. She still wanted to put me on medication and basically told me to go somewhere else because I did not want to take the meds. Oh well!! 🤷♀️
studies have shown people with higher serum cholesterol & lower blood glucose live longer; think about low carb high fat diet to live longer; this doctor's method will make you bald, will make you mad
@@bornonthesun ml
I don’t know if you’ll ever read this…but the lifestyle change I’m choosing is Keto (meaning,
Yah Neh🥱🥱🥱🥱
i thought metformin is not good for you
Metformin can have a rebound effect where glucose control is worse if you stop. Does berberine?
A shorter lifespan is another problem with insulin resistance.
Intermittent fasting doesn't work. At least for me.
if you don't eat carbs, there is no diabetes.
You mislead patients!
If I achieve the correct nutrition lifestyle will I be able to do away with Metformin? 😮 …. Plus I’m need of a good lifestyle change suggestion And lastly if seems now like my weight loss is disconcerting I’m actually afraid 😳 if I eat a lot of no carbs non fattening foods I may disappear 🫥… But seriously I need to maintain weight or bulk…