Does taking metformin mean I am type 2 or type 1 diabetic?

Next visit, speak to your dr. about your concerns and do not depend on online advice from ppl with or without medical training who have never seen your medical records or examined you. For now, if your doctor told you everything is well controlled, be happy with how you are doing. And follow his instructions about what to eat. Most likely, he said no concentrated sweets (things with added sugar like candy).

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With all due respect to your friend the RN, she's wrong.

Metformin is usually prescribed for Type 2 diabetes, but sometimes Type 1 diabetics are put on Metformin, in addition to insulin, if they need to lose weight and/or have insulin resistance.

Type 1s and Type 2s can be put on insulin, but usually "insulin dependent diabetic" refers to Type 1. Type 1s do not produce any insulin, whereas Type 2s usually do produce some, even if they are insulin deficient and require insulin.

There is something called pre-diabetes, usually defined as fasting blood sugar between 100 and 125 mg/dL. My problem with the label "pre-diabetes" is that it just doesn't exist. Once your blood sugar starts going up, you are diabetic. Doctors make a distinction simply because "pre-diabetics" have caught the disease early and have more borderline numbers. This does not mean you are safe from diabetes. You have diabetes. You just have caught your diabetes much earlier than others, and so your control will probably be easier.

Pre-diabetics and diabetics are prescribed Metformin. Many doctors are (wisely) prescribing Metformin earlier to their diabetic patients hoping that the drug helps with weight loss and insulin resistance. Many so-called pre-diabetics are on oral medication.

I don't know why the nurses are giving you a "whatever" look, but possibly because saying "no, I am pre-diabetic" is like saying "no, I am pre-pregnant." You can still say pre-diabetic because that's how your doctor would classify you, but in terms of treatment, just know you are diabetic. I feel like pre-diabetes as a term makes diabetics feel complacent, like they have a few years before they have to get serious. Good control could spiral quickly, so act like you are a full-blown diabetic and keep up the good work.

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I am pre diabetic, my blood glucose levels are within normal range but my body stores rather than uses the carbs eaten. I take metformin. Three doctors misdiagnosed my weight gain and tiredness as poor lifestyle etc. Only the last doctor told me I was 'probably pre diabetic' because he also was my mothers doctor and he put 2 and 2 together. thank god for him. I was in a bad health way for the last 20 yrs and only felt better since metformin and blood pressure meds... tritace / Ramipril.

The headaches are a side effect of your blood sugar coming down to within healthier ranges. That should go away after a while. Your body is so used to having high blood sugar, that it considers it "normal". Now that you are on metformin, your body interprets the lower blood sugar as too low. Its not, but your body doesn't know that. I know it sounds strange, but its not unusual at all. I felt really lousy for the first month or two, but once my body adjusted to the new blood sugar levels I started to have a lot more energy. My mom had the same problem too. For snacks, have about 15 grams of healthy carbs, with either a protien or a fat. If you like peanut butter, a whole grain cracker with peanut butter is an excellent snack. Try to use a peanut butter with no added sugar. Count the carbs and keep them under 15 for each snack. Another one is multigrain crackers and very low fat cream cheese, or cheese with a bit of fruit.

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Symptoms of type 1 diabetes:

Increased thirst

Increased urination

Weight loss in spite of increased appetite

Fatigue

Nausea

Vomiting

Patients with type 1 diabetes usually develop symptoms over a short period of time, and the condition is often diagnosed in an emergency setting.

Symptoms of type 2 diabetes:

Increased thirst

Increased urination

Increased appetite

Fatigue

Blurred vision

Slow-healing infections

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If you think you have diabetes i think you should have a checkup and speak with your doctor just in case.

If you are taking medication for it, you are diabetic, not "pre-diabetic." That's why nurses roll their eyes when you tell them this. Oral hypoglycemics like metformin are used only for Type 2 diabetes; Type 1 diabetics always require insulin.

There is a lot of stuff on the internet that is basically fat-shaming diabetics for causing their own diabetes with their bad diet and lack of exercise and general lack of moral fibre. A lot of this stuff is written by non-doctors, often with a supplement or diet or training plan to sell that they claim will completely cure diabetes if only people stick to it.

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I hope it helps