Metformin tablets for diabetes??

[Miss_May]

Hi all,
I have been diagnosed with diabetes, possibly pre-pregnancy, definately now at 14 weeks. I have been testing my blood 4 times a day and have been really strict with my diet - no cheating at all!! I had to ring the diabetic nurse as I had 3 high readings (6.5 before breakfast yesterday, 9.9 after breakfast and 6.0 before breakfast today) all my other readings have been below 8.0 after meals. The diabetic nurse wants me to go on metformin tablets starting tomorrow. Does anybody have any experience of this? anything that they can share? Should I ask to hold off on the metformin as its only been 3 days since I started checking my blood and changing my diet? or is that enough time to know that diet alone won't be the answer to my problems?

Hoping you can help xx

 

[Sunshine_1]

If you are Diabetic, it's important to get something in the way of treatment whislt your pregnant, you can but it off until your further along (as tbh, those readings are higher than they like, but I'd actually quite like them as mine are so high) but eventually you will need something.

There have been debates on these forums about being on Metformin while pregnant, but then there tend to be debates on everything (deodorant, cleaning product, the hair dye one rages on, diet coke and ice cream), however many of us have been and are on Metformin and there have been sucssesful pregnancies through the use of that alone.

I can't advise you when to go on it, just you will need help, so get it asap......and good luck x

 

[Miss_May]

Thanks sunshine,
I started the metformin yesterday evening and first test this morning was 5.5 - lowest its been before breakfast yet!! so something must be working hopefully. I think i'm already rather large for my 14 weeks though, so hopefully it will have an affect on that too?
Thanks again xx

 

[PyscoFalcon]

I was on Metformin all the way thru my pregnancy. Dosage was cut down to 2x 500mg tablets a day but Katie is alive and well now at 6 days old

 

[jimjams]

I was diagnosed with diabetes after my booking in scan, but they said like you I could have had it before. They started me on metformin straight away and got me testing 4 times a day. This was from christmas eve. Went to see the diabetes consultant on 3rd Jan and they started me on insulin. They want my levels between 4-6 constistantly. This is not happening and I am being strict with my diet, I have changed my hours at work so that I can eat at a regular time, but still ranging from 4.8 - 7.4 regularly. They will look after you and you will have monthly scans to check the weight and growth of the baby
I am 15 weeks now so just the week in front of you. We can get through this together xx
xxx

 

[Miss_May]

I was diagnosed with diabetes after my booking in scan, but they said like you I could have had it before. They started me on metformin straight away and got me testing 4 times a day. This was from christmas eve. Went to see the diabetes consultant on 3rd Jan and they started me on insulin. They want my levels between 4-6 constistantly. This is not happening and I am being strict with my diet, I have changed my hours at work so that I can eat at a regular time, but still ranging from 4.8 - 7.4 regularly. They will look after you and you will have monthly scans to check the weight and growth of the baby
I am 15 weeks now so just the week in front of you. We can get through this together xx
xxx

Hello JimJams, I have been put on Insulin today as Metformin is having no effect. I'll add you xxx

 

[katieboo]

Miss_May I was on metformin throughout my 1st pregnancy and have been all the way through this pregnancy and am quite confident to say its safe