[Vhfcn-l] Metformin

[Don Armstrong]

  I know several people here have been treated for blood sugar troubles. 
In my case I have been Severe Reactive Hypoglycemic for years. That 
means my system over produces insulin so I have to watch what I eat and 
eat several smaller meals spread out over the day. If I get to much 
sugar my system over produces insulin and I will crash. I'm sensitive to 
the warning signs of shakiness and sweats and I stop what I'm doing and 
drink water and eat some cheese and pieces of lettuce. Taking anything 
sweet like Orange juice just makes my insulin production shoot right up 
and I get into a yoyo effect trying to flatten it out. After about 30 
minutes my blood sugar comes back up. For years if my blood sugar went 
up to the 80's I got very sick. It normally stayed in the low 50's to 
mid 70's. Now over the years it has crept up until now it stays around 
100 but does go to the mid 100's and I feel like crap.

  Now my latest blood tests show my A1C has gone from 5.8 two years back 
to a 6.1 and now a 6.6. The VA wants me to start on Metaformin. I heard 
stories of people getting messed up by it and trying to get off of it. 
It bothers me that I still get my sugar crashes because I still over 
produce insulin and I'm worried that Metaformin was created to treat a 
person that does not produce enough insulin. Any ideas or thoughts?