• Welcome to the FREE TUGBBS forums! The absolute best place for owners to get help and advice about their timeshares for more than 32 years!

    Join Tens of Thousands of other owners just like you here to get any and all Timeshare questions answered 24 hours a day!
  • TUG started 32 years ago in October 1993 as a group of regular Timeshare owners just like you!

    Read about our 32nd anniversary: Happy 32nd Birthday TUG!
  • TUG has a YouTube Channel to produce weekly short informative videos on popular Timeshare topics!

    All subscribers auto-entered to win all free TUG membership giveaways!

    Visit TUG on Youtube!
  • TUG has now saved timeshare owners more than $24,000,000 dollars just by finding us in time to rescind a new Timeshare purchase! A truly incredible milestone!

    Read more here: TUG saves owners more than $24 Million dollars
  • Wish you could meet up with other TUG members? Well look no further as this annual event has been going on for years in Orlando! How to Attend the TUG January Get-Together!
  • Now through the end of the year you can join or renew your TUG membership at the lowest price ever offered! Learn More!
  • Sign up to get the TUG Newsletter for free!

    Tens of thousands of subscribing owners! A weekly recap of the best Timeshare resort reviews and the most popular topics discussed by owners!
  • Our official "end my sales presentation early" T-shirts are available again! Also come with the option for a free membership extension with purchase to offset the cost!

    All T-shirt options here!
  • A few of the most common links here on the forums for newbies and guests!

Just call me Kermit

DrQ

DrQ

TUG Member
Joined
Jun 13, 2005
Messages
7,111
Reaction score
4,788
Location
DFW
Resorts Owned
HICV, Westgate (second cousin, twice removed)
Being a type 2 diabetic for over 25 years on Metformin, I have had mild neuropathy for the past 5 years. I just recently found out (2021) that Metformin can cause issues with B12 absorption which can lead to neuropathy. In May, I noticed a worsening of symptoms, which has abated, so I decided to get it checked out by a neurologist. The neurologist ordered a nerve conduction survey, NCS.

Remember in Junior High Biology class when we dissected frogs and applied batteries to the legs to get them to jump and twitch? Well, I was the frog.

The good news is that I have a small degradation of the outside sensory nerve in my foot which may be due to diabetes or just age related, it can't be determined. I may have a slight pinched sciatic nerve on my left side, but my other nerve conduction is good. I take this to mean that the blood circulation in my lower legs and feet is good. I have always been careful about my feet ever since I was diagnosed and have strived to keep my a1C ~6%.

It looks as if my symptoms may be sciatica :rolleyes:
 
Bummer DrQ.

Bill
 
UGH! I just started talking metformin and I've developed a soreness/ inflammation in the joint of my big toe. I have an appointment with a podiatrist.
 
Last edited:
DrQ said:
Anytime the doctor says: "It's better than I expected." I'll take that as a WIN. :)
Click to expand...

Indeed DrQ. The silver lining.

Bill
 
SmithOp said:
UGH! I just started talking metformin and I've developed a soreness/ inflammation in the joint of my big toe. I have an appointment with a podiatrist.
Click to expand...
I was unable to take metformin. End of first day “I think that gave me a headache”. By second day I knew it was a problem but stuck it out recalling that the statins about killed me with muscle aches for 3-4 days before simmering down. Talked to my doctor after the first week, took two weeks off then started up again with half a pill — nope, wasn’t going to work for me.
 
With the Metformin and Jardiance my insulin is down to 20 Units of Slow Release Insulin per day. My A1C was 5.9 from my test last Friday. I guess I am one of the lucky ones.
 
geist1223 said:
With the Metformin and Jardiance my insulin is down to 20 Units of Slow Release Insulin per day. My A1C was 5.9 from my test last Friday. I guess I am one of the lucky ones.
Click to expand...
That's great!

I am lucky that I'm able to maintain control without insulin.
 
DrQ said:
Being a type 2 diabetic for over 25 years on Metformin, I have had mild neuropathy for the past 5 years. I just recently found out (2021) that Metformin can cause issues with B12 absorption which can lead to neuropathy. In May, I noticed a worsening of symptoms, which has abated, so I decided to get it checked out by a neurologist. The neurologist ordered a nerve conduction survey, NCS.

Remember in Junior High Biology class when we dissected frogs and applied batteries to the legs to get them to jump and twitch? Well, I was the frog.

The good news is that I have a small degradation of the outside sensory nerve in my foot which may be due to diabetes or just age related, it can't be determined. I may have a slight pinched sciatic nerve on my left side, but my other nerve conduction is good. I take this to mean that the blood circulation in my lower legs and feet is good. I have always been careful about my feet ever since I was diagnosed and have strived to keep my a1C ~6%.

It looks as if my symptoms may be sciatica :rolleyes:
Click to expand...
It's not easy being green.
 
  • Like
Reactions: DrQ
SmithOp said:
Bingo, I'm on 25mg HZTC for BP. It also leaches Potassium, I have to take that supplement also, it's chemical roulette getting older!
Click to expand...
I went through 3 gout flares before my doctor told me of the link and put me on allopurinol as a prophylaxis.
 
Last edited:
A lot of so-called experts warn this or that about Metformin. Truth is, what works for you may not work for someone else. My late wife was on Metformin to control her blood sugar (T2 Diabetes), she was not on Insulin, and that + diet kept her sugar in the low-to-mid-100s. I can't remember the name, but she was on a diuretic-based hypertension medicine also.

TS
 
simpsontruckdriver said:
A lot of so-called experts warn this or that about Metformin. Truth is, what works for you may not work for someone else. My late wife was on Metformin to control her blood sugar (T2 Diabetes), she was not on Insulin, and that + diet kept her sugar in the low-to-mid-100s. I can't remember the name, but she was on a diuretic-based hypertension medicine also.

TS
Click to expand...
The body of evidence for metformin vastly outweigh the side effects:
Benefits:
  • Heart Protection
  • Diabetes/Pre Diabetes
Side Effects:
  • Interfering absorption of B12
There are also other studies under way which would get this thread locked, so let's not go there.

I am NOT advocating abandoning metformin, just be aware of a POSSIBLE side effect which is a double whammy for diabetics (foot care).

The ONLY issue with the drug was raised when I switched doctors and my new physician took me off the Extended Release (ER) formulation of the drug, he did not like the slight risk associated with it. That is still not saying metformin-er is a "bad drug".
 
Another example of benefits outweighing the side effects... I take Valsartan 80mg for hypertension. It has side effects, and when I began taking it (my BP was averaging in the mid-130s/70s), I was hit with a few of them. But, after a few days, the side effects were gone, and now my BP averages in the 120s/60s (aka good). My physician put me on this instead of a diuretic-based one due to the side effect being excessive urination. As a truck - now bus - driver, I don't have the luxury of having a bathroom when needed.

TS
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top