Todd M
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I sort of missed a day last week and just ran with it. quote:
When is it OK to stop taking metformin? Metformin is an important part of an effective diabetes treatment plan. Reducing the dosage of metformin or stopping it altogether is safe in some cases. You may be able to stop taking metformin if the following occurs when taking low doses of the medication or no doses at all: Your hemoglobin A1C is less than 7 percent. Your fasting morning blood glucose is under 130 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) Your random or postprandial (after-meal) blood glucose level is below 180 mg/dL. My A1C is between 5 and 5.5 (it was 5.9 3 months ago and I guarantee it's gone down - test in two weeks to confirm) Fasting, this week without meds avg 91.8 Both after meal tests yesterday we 91.8. Now that criteria, along with the ADA's criteria, and most you will find - are generous. But even so... People can call it what they want, or deny what it is. I call this remission. Have to keep it up for a year before it's considered 'complete'. But I'm in the game!
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