I haven't been on this part of the forum much, but since I recently started on Met ER, I've been looking for more support for my weightloss efforts that helps me with my type 2. I've been on some diabetes forums, but not a lot of weight loss help there. And as for my actual endocrinologist, he's a worthless heap of a man! He only types info on the computer and never looks at me, doesn't hear a thing I say, comes back with a standardized script they feed them at university and doesn't offer anything useful...if I wanted that, I would still be married to my X!
Really, if diabetes is so horrible to have, why isn't there more effective support from the medical community? We diabetics seem to have to resort to helping each other with anecdotal comments (This worked for me, that didn't work for me, I don't believe the ADA, I do believe Dr. Bernstein...).
I have questions. Like why am I hearing that weight loss surgery seems to resolve issues with type 2 diabetes? And is that really true? Should I be concentrating more on controlling my blood sugar at this point and then work on the weight loss? Or should I just take the Met ER and continue with my former efforts to lose weight and hope the meds help? Why does cardio exercise make my blood sugar go up even more in the mornings and should I just do it later in the day? How important is it to keep to a daily schedule (eating, sleeping, exercising) when I'm only taking Met ER? Can I do Intermittent Fasting while on Met ER? Are my morning fasting numbers only high in the morning and would they be lower later in the day if I continued fasting?
I don't expect you all to answer these questions. I just want to know where you have gone to get definitive answers to questions like these.