Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
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Re: Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
#2Metformin is the first resort in diabetes treatment. If it proves to truly increase birth defects by 40% that may have to change.
It was my doctor's first resort for me, but the side effects were too severe and I stopped it. He vaguely mentioned that it would help if I lost weight, but made no mention of what actually resolved my diabetes, a low carb diet. I hope that becomes the first resort. Apparently around here it's not even in the standard toolkit.
Re: Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
#3Metformin is the first resort in diabetes treatment. If it proves to truly increase birth defects by 40% that may have to change. It was my doctor's first resort for me, but the side effects were too severe and I stopped it. He vaguely mentioned that it would help if I lost weight, but made no mention of what actually resolved my diabetes, a low carb diet. I hope that becomes the first resort. Apparently around here…
The Diabetes Code is a great book about reversing diabetes through dietary intervention. The author discusses exactly what you're saying here: surprisingly few doctors know how effective a low-carb diet is at treating and curing type 2 diabetes.
Re: Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
#4Metformin is the first resort in diabetes treatment. If it proves to truly increase birth defects by 40% that may have to change. It was my doctor's first resort for me, but the side effects were too severe and I stopped it. He vaguely mentioned that it would help if I lost weight, but made no mention of what actually resolved my diabetes, a low carb diet. I hope that becomes the first resort. Apparently around here…
Unfortunately the vast vast majority of people won't commit to a big lifestyle change like that in the first place, and a big majority of the people that due end up not following through. So most doctors won't bother suggesting it as a legitimate option because for most people it kind of isn't.
Re: Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
#5Metformin is the first resort in diabetes treatment. If it proves to truly increase birth defects by 40% that may have to change. It was my doctor's first resort for me, but the side effects were too severe and I stopped it. He vaguely mentioned that it would help if I lost weight, but made no mention of what actually resolved my diabetes, a low carb diet. I hope that becomes the first resort. Apparently around here…
The Diabetes Code is a great book about reversing diabetes through dietary intervention. The author discusses exactly what you're saying here: surprisingly few doctors know how effective a low-carb diet is at treating and curing type 2 diabetes.
Agree. If you have diabetes I highly recommend making Jason Fung your doctor by reading his books, watching his videos, and taking his advice.
Re: Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
#6> "...because tens of millions of people worldwide take metformin, chiefly for type 2 diabetes."
In nearly all cases, T2 is preventable. That is, unlike T1, there are things an individual can do to not reach T2.
Re: Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
#7> "...because tens of millions of people worldwide take metformin, chiefly for type 2 diabetes." In nearly all cases, T2 is preventable. That is, unlike T1, there are things an individual can do to not reach T2.
On a micro level, most cases of T2 are preventable. On the macro level, many aren't: food deserts have higher rates of diabetes and heart disease, and the people who live in those areas are frequently "stuck" there for socioeconomic and racial reasons.
There are also subgroup susceptibilities in play: Asians and people with Hispanic backgrounds are disproportionately represented among American T2 diabetics[1]. Recent studies suggest these groups are actually underdiagnosed still, since the dominant T2 tests are less reliable on them[2].
[1]: https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/library/socialmedia/infographic...
[2]: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2757817?gu...
Re: Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
#8Metformin is the first resort in diabetes treatment. If it proves to truly increase birth defects by 40% that may have to change. It was my doctor's first resort for me, but the side effects were too severe and I stopped it. He vaguely mentioned that it would help if I lost weight, but made no mention of what actually resolved my diabetes, a low carb diet. I hope that becomes the first resort. Apparently around here…
Unfortunately the vast vast majority of people won't commit to a big lifestyle change like that in the first place, and a big majority of the people that due end up not following through. So most doctors won't bother suggesting it as a legitimate option because for most people it kind of isn't.
At some point in every doctor's career, there is a point where they decide to let us eat cake.
Re: Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
#9I only knew Metformin by name from HNers using it as an anti-aging wonder drug over the years: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
Re: Rare genital defects seen in sons of men taking major diabetes drug
#10Metformin is the first resort in diabetes treatment. If it proves to truly increase birth defects by 40% that may have to change. It was my doctor's first resort for me, but the side effects were too severe and I stopped it. He vaguely mentioned that it would help if I lost weight, but made no mention of what actually resolved my diabetes, a low carb diet. I hope that becomes the first resort. Apparently around here…
Are you able to go back to a regular diet or is this more about managing diabetes and keep doing it long term?