Pre diabetes

[elwins]

on metformin pre diabetes of 42 taking 500 mg metformin twice a day, do I still need to take it.

[piglette]

Has your doctor prescribed Metformin? Are you saying that your HbA1c is 42 therefore pre diabetic? It is unusual to take Metformin at that level, but I think I would ask your doctor.

[elwins in reply to piglette]

Thanks for your reply, started on four tablets a day, reduced to 2 tablets a day at my last blood test for it at doctors. Had a medichecks test done down to 42 on 2 tablets a day. Think I need to talk to the diabetic nurse at the surgery. But thanks your advice much appreciated.

[piglette in reply to elwins]

That sounds like a good idea. I hope she says you can stop the Metformin.

[elwins]

have a telephone appointment with her 1 September she is very good, so hoping I can come off it. But thanks for what you have said.