[PSA] glycaemic control is not what most of this community thinks it is
Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud.
The advice on metformin in this community changed substantially around the start of last year, and nobody went back and updated the older posts. So depending on which thread the search engine hands you, you get two contradictory answers with the same confidence.
I have listed what I think the current consensus is below. Correct me — that is the point of posting it.
best — the order this archive was captured in
hypoglycaemia risk when stacked with A1c
hypoglycaemia risk when stacked with A1c
Counter-anecdote: opposite result, same dose. Which mostly tells us the variance is huge.
hypoglycaemia risk when stacked with metformin
Genuine question — what concentration were you at?
You have restated the marketing copy. What is the actual substance here.
type 2 is the indication, weight loss is the side effect
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This is an urgent-care question wearing a forum question's clothes. Please contact a clinician rather than waiting for replies.
This is an urgent-care question wearing a forum question's clothes.
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 91 weeks to accept.
This is an urgent-care question wearing a forum question's clothes.
Disagree on that part. 98.3% and 98.4% on the same vial is normal.
Dead space in the needle hub holds a small but non-trivial volume. On low-volume draws that can be several units.
The muscle cramps was genuinely awful for three weeks and then simply stopped. I know that is not useful information, but it is what happened.
no medication-stopping advice, ever
no medication-stopping advice, ever
Counter-anecdote: opposite result, same dose. Which mostly tells us the variance is huge.
A1c, CGM, stacking with metformin
Edit to your parent would help — the concentration you quoted assumes one scenario and you have written another above it.
CGM traces tell a story, numbers alone do not
Australia here. Waited 9 months on a list, gave up, went private, and the total cost was roughly what I expected.
The thing nobody prepared me for was the quiet. Not the appetite, the quiet. The constant negotiation in my head about food just stopped.
type 2 is the indication, weight loss is the side effect
I am going to push back on this slightly.
Strongly agree. A1c matters as much as weight.
Edit to your parent would help — the concentration you quoted assumes one scenario and you have written another above it.
hypoglycaemia risk when stacked with A1c
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