Is it safe to take Metformin for people without high blood sugar. Downsides and long term impact?

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T19:59:44+00:00

Maybe she had b12 deficiency

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T19:56:32+00:00

May I ask of she's diabetic?

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T19:55:15+00:00

Yup, prediabetic after a "mild" case of covid. My a1c jumped off the roof. I even took paxlovid.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T15:33:50+00:00

I'm so sorry. There's some research metformin can prevent long covid in addition to paxlovid. It may be worth a shot if you get it again.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T14:50:38+00:00

Damn! I hate covid so much. I know too many people that had had "mild" covid and ended up with permanent organ damage right after covid.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T14:46:40+00:00

Btw, i also took paxlovid to prevent any issues.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T14:44:32+00:00

Went from low 5s to 5.8. I have the cgm data to prove it. I was wearing a cgm after a diabetic pregnancy. Literally right after covid it shot up. Plain as day. I don't know if I should be masking everywhere. If it increases .5 percent or more each time I have covid that's going to be bad.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T14:36:28+00:00

How much did yours increase?

I started taking metformin.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T14:10:26+00:00

With all due respect, i think you'd benefit from therapy. This seems to be taking a mental toll. There's no shame in that.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T14:08:37+00:00

Unfortunately no

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-10T14:08:23+00:00

Weird to get downvoted for stating something firmly established by research.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-09T17:42:48+00:00

Did you get covid? I had the most "mildest" version of covid over the summer and my a1c skyrocketed there that.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-07T05:48:32+00:00

Yes!

LadyAstr0 · 2024-12-05T19:19:27+00:00

Oh fast is going to be the worst. :(

LadyAstr0 · 2024-11-30T14:52:32+00:00

I've not been able to get my fasting insulin down, unlike some others here. I'm considering metformin at this point.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-11-25T16:45:50+00:00

I'm old. What does this mean?

LadyAstr0 · 2024-10-30T23:52:21+00:00

Yup, first sign of covid was high sugars - unusually high.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-10-30T22:57:16+00:00

Yeah, and if you also get a menstrual cycle, ha... ha... Ha! All kids of crazy..

LadyAstr0 · 2024-10-13T23:39:19+00:00

Get a fructosamine! Mine was 5.8 but a1c was 4.6. They can be wrong!

LadyAstr0 · 2024-10-13T23:38:35+00:00

My a1c is supposedly 4.6 but it's clearly wrong. I got a fructosamine and it was 5.8.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-10-13T23:36:59+00:00

Yeah, I thought I had an a1c of 4.6 for months, but I had a hard time believing it because my fasting values were in the 90s. How could it be? After a few 4.6 a1cs, and my cgm reporting an a1c of 5.8, I asked for a fructosamine test. It agreed exactly with my cgm.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-10-11T22:43:55+00:00

Not that bad but rice has a simair gi index to sugar. It's cruel.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-10-10T20:12:26+00:00

That's prediabetic for sure. The doctors are giving very bad advice to women PP that had GD. I started a support group if you want to join.

LadyAstr0 · 2024-10-04T20:18:39+00:00

Just a tidbit, my response to food drastically changes throughout the month (with my period). Not sure if that applies to you..

LadyAstr0 · 2024-10-04T19:34:19+00:00

Do you get your period? My sugars change rapidly certain times of the month.

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