Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
Yes, I was described as being "pre-diabetic" whereas my wife was at the tipping point and was prescribed metformin. She felt ill after the first dose (diarrhoea and stomach pains) hence she went onto the low carb diet so as to avoid having to take medication. I did the same because (a) to encourage her and (b) she does all the cooking!
Metformin slow release tablets don't have the side effects your wife experienced . It's great you could get your levels down but mine were far too high and I have to be on medication . It doesn't bother me , there are far worse conditions out there to have like cancer etc