Are you worried about what Diabetes will do to you if it isn't controlled?

You are aware that uncontrolled Diabetes causes:

Blindness (Retinopathy)

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) which can lead to dialysis and death

Cardio Vascular Disease including Heart Attack or Stroke and likely death by Congestive Heart Failure

Peripheral Neuropathy which can lead to rampant infections and amputations

Vascular Dementia - looks like Alzheimer's but Alzheimer's meds don't work for it because you have actually destroyed the small blood vessels in the brain

Uncontrolled Diabetes is FATAL 100% of the time

So what exactly worries you about Metformin, a drug that is coming close to being around for 100 years now

In a typical 5 year period in the US, an average of 9 people die from Metformin overdose for the entire 5 year period- it is beyond rare

In 2021 alone, in the US, 399,401 deaths were directly attributed to Diabetes Complications

So what exactly are you Worried About?

Shouldn't be the medicine that is trying to save your life...

Metformin was originally derived from the french lilac herb. So it is a natural substance. It has years of history and use behind it. It is the only drug in its class. To replace it with something else means to inject long acting insulin. Aka basal insulin.

Insulin is what our bodies need and want to process carbs. It is made in our pancreas, so is natural and normal.

I believe I will ask for insulin, when I can no longer control my numbers to the nondiabetic range of 4.0(72) to 7.8(140) without prescription diabetes medications.

That is my choice.

@A DiabetesTeam Member first have to figure out WHY it's high

Do you always follow a low carb diet?

Do you get enough exercise?

Are you overweight?

Are you taking your meds exactly as prescribed?

If you eat low carb, are at normal weight, get a bit of exercise every day and take your meds as prescribed and you are still "high" then get into the doctor and get them to break out the prescription pad and start writing

If you can't eat low carb, lose weight and exercise - again, ask for more meds

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My sugar level is high so what can i do