Off the metformin

Had a chat with the quack today, and we decided the Metformin was OTT. So
I'm off the stuff now! Wish me luck. The quack said that sometimes diabetes
can get much worse when people go off it - presumably because it's been
hiding some progression. We might argue about when to go back on it, he
thinks an A1c of 7 is acceptable, but I guess there's always the black
market!

Bloods were generally fine - nothing abnormal in the batch at all, except BP
of 92/58 - I think that's a new record for me : ) Total cholesterol is down
a little since last time, but as they only measured total, not a very
interesting figure.

Kidneys are good too. There's a new test out, I forget the name - glomular
clearance??, where normal is in the 1-2 range, and diabetics are "always"
3-4 according to the DSN; mine was 1.2.

Now if I could get rid of this flipping arthritis in my neck and hip, I'd be
a happy bunny...

Nicky.

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A1c 10.5/5.3/<6 T2 DX 05/2004
No Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine
95/73/72Kg


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