# Metabolic syndrome

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metabolic-syndrome/8978>\
**Category:** Food\
**Created:** [December 26, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metabolic-syndrome/8978 "2019-12-26T12:33:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metabolic-syndrome/8978/12 "2020-01-01T01:40:33Z")

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> [@catsup](#):
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> there may be for type 2. maybe Metformin

There’s a couple of folks that have used Metformin as T1 to combat insulin resistance. I’m thinking I haven’t seen them on in a bit, but maybe they’re dealing with the holidays and away from the forum.

Here’s the thread I was thinking about:

> [@Trying out Metformin... Wow!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-out-metformin-wow/6243):
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> I’ve had a pretty active past couple of weeks (mostly the 1st week), so I can’t give Metformin all the credit!! Still, I’ve never had such a low average and low standard deviation over a two week period… ever. I started 500mg/day ER Metformin about a week ago, and my late evening spikes have nearly disappeared (the primary reason I tried it out was because I seemed to be experiencing insulin resistance in the evenings). I’m seeing some lows in the early morning though, so I’m…

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