Originally Posted by
squirrell
Not on insulin--that's why I started to lose weight to avoid going on it. I was on Metformin and Glimiparide--2 pills of each 2x a day. Doc cut out the Glimiparide and just gave me ok to come off Metformin completely as well. I was having severe lows.
Which is the other issue I'm dealing with--eating enough carbs to sustain my level of riding but not spiking my levels since I'm off the meds now. If I take the meds, I drop low and have to eat more than I want to keep my levels up. Off the meds, if I take a day off from exercise, then I can't hardly eat any carbs at all or levels spike.
Define your idea of a severe low. The reason I ask is that metformin shouldn't cause you to go low UNLESS you are exercising and not eating enough carbs which may be the case. What are your carb goals per meal?