PiperMI
If you're next in line to become diabetic in your family, as I am, you may already be caught up in the progression from insulin resistance to type II diabetes.
Are you aware that some studies have shown that early treatment of insulin resistance with metformin could delay the onset of Diabetes by up 10 years?
I wasn't happy to find that I would have to take medication every day, probably for the rest of my life, but so many people in my family, including my Father, have died before the age of 60 from diabetes and diabetes related problems, I had to do something to improve my chances. I just hope that I do get that extra 10 years and I make it to retirement age. I won't know until then. If nothing else, it feels so good to be in control of my moods and my life again that I think that's well worth the bother.
Talk to your GP about your options, strict diet control could be as effective as metformin, but as far as I know from what I've read you would have to follow a diet specifically for the treatment of hypoglycemia. I tried and failed, but then I'm not a veggie lover and probably never will be one. |