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Any diabetics out there? I have a question about Metformin.

If you are prescribed Metformin, and you are told that you have the "mild" sort of diabetes that does not require shots, can you still eat whatever you want as long as you take the Metformin?

I am asking because this is what the ex told me. He indulged in huge meals with bread and pasta, and ate enormous ice cream sundaes AFTER he told me he had diabetes. He told me he didn't have to worry about what he ate...that the medication would handle all of it.

I am asking, also, because yesterday I learned that Metformin can also be prescribed for people who have schizophrenia, or psychosis, and it never occurred to me that the ex was lying to me.

This is my fact check.
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no you can't unless you want to end up on insulin. buy a good blood monitor to help you keep your sugar in check. see your doctor regularly and get the bloodwork he orders on time. insurance should pay for the monitor and test strips
4meAndyou · F
@saragoodtimes I am just trying to find out if the ex was lying to me about the Metformin...because it can also be used as a psych drug.
@4meAndyou usual prescription to start is 500 mg twice a day. can be increased to 1000mg twice a day but no more than that. just asked my husband
4meAndyou · F
@saragoodtimes Thank you. I wish I had known about the schizophrenia and psychotic applications of the drug when I could have checked the name of the prescribing doctor.