Kultcha
Hi all - my story
Diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes December 2007 @ 41 years old. Started working up towards running Jan 2008 -> managed first 5k run in April 2008. Lost 20kg & now running 40 to 50k / week. Have never been a runner before but can't imagine life without it now.
Meds - Metformin 500mg (supposed to be one per day) which I typically take after breakfast.
Have been doing a lot of morning runs lately and thought it was not good to do a tablet after a run, so I dropped down to pretty much no medication over the last 3 - 4 weeks -> this turns out to be a real bad idea (duh)!
Noticed over the last few weeks I was getting that "sleepy" afternoon feeling, I put it down to getting up at 4:30am to go for a run ... looks like that isn't it, and I have been actually getting some nasty bsl "spikes" ... now I am taking the Metformin again.
Sadly, I don't think I have come to terms with the fact that this isn't going to go away, I think I was pretty far gone when it was picked up and diet and exercise are not enough to manage the condition in my case.
Question -> if I am doing morning runs when is the best time to take a tablet (after a run? in the evening?)
Thanks for this group.
The voice of mile 18
howdy type 2 trigeek (diagnosed in 96) on metformin. who told you to stop taking your meds? it should only be your doc and I am loathe to give any sorta medical advice over the net' cause I'm not a doc or know all your specifics. why did you stop taking the metformin after the run? were you going too low. talk w/ your doc and see if theya re ok w/ you taking it at night.
here's what I do but I take metofrmin twice a day and usually take it in the morning eat something light then go run (but always bring extra carbs and my glucose meter just in case)
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