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I like to research lots of stuff. This scares me about the metformin: "dyspepsia caused by metformin" Seems like it can happen rather quickly and in some cases not fixable. Will have to watch out for any side effects.

I guess until I drop dead or it stops working. LOL I felt so bad a little over a year ago, I can't even begin to think about going back to the way I felt. I just wish my ED was resolved more. It's certainly better but....I wish it to be closer to 100% Really tough wanted to go at it every...

Thanks for the info. I just took my first 500mg Metformin. It's not a generic. It's not slow release either I would suspect it's just "metformin" lol. We'll see how things go from here. For more info...

Sorry to hijack this thread again, but I decided to give metformin a try. 500mg once per day. I will report on any benefits I see in my Journey thread. Is there a generic or metformin?

Hey Guys, Had my "1 year" checkup. Going to be changing some things for the new year. In an effort to get my E2 down into the upper 20s or low 30s I am reducing the amount of T I am taking by a tiny amount. If thi does not work I will be increasing the dosage back up and then start an AI...

As the others have said. BAD idea. 100mg will shut your natural production down and after your shot each month you will crash hard in 2 weeks or less.

How long has it been since you stopped HCG? If it's been only a few days then you might as well give it more time (like a month or more) But you have effectively lowered your E2 even more since you will now begin to shutdown what little T your body was still making with the HCG. With a value...

Why did you reduce the HCG? Your T and E2 look really good but maybe you respond better to the upper end of normal with E2? You might want to try shots EOD or every day. When I went from twice a week to EOD I felt much better.

Do you feel better on the metformin with normal BG?

I understand that too. I have contemplated metformin for a while now. The thing is just 10 years ago my values would be considered normal. Goal posts keeps getting moved. Is it really for health or is there another driving force? I may give the metformin a go and see if it helps with some...

Did a quick test for you this morning to demonstrate the oddity that is my body. LOL Woke up and tested a FBG of 114. Cooked breakfast and ate approx an hour later. Consisted of a home made Belgium waffle (the whole thing) with 4 tabs of butter and approx a 1/4 cup of standard table syrup...

Found it: https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?9579-Blood-Sugar-Metformin-and-Berberine/page2

I forgot to add. No I am not taking any medication for diabetes. I did try a supplement a few months back and it did make some difference however, when all of my liver values doubled I quickly ditched it. I have a thread around here somewhere about my experience with it. Just turned 47.

Pretty much the status quo for the past 5 years now. Except for the very slight decrease in FBG when I started low carb diet. After meal values vary depending on what I eat. I can have a high carb meal and be in the 150s 1 hour post meal and 2 hours its down to around 100. I experienced 205...

Thanks! I have been following your journey as well. :) I felt like 6 months in that I had made a breakthrough on the ED and sensitivity but it was fleeting. The funny thing is, for me the libido kicked in to over drive almost immediately after injecting T. About 4 days. And now, while it's...

I am in that boat. My blood glucose is just over the normal limits. I range from around 100 to 120 on any given day with FBG and my A1C is between 5.7 and 6.0. With diet I managed to get the FBG from the mid 120s down to the those values. My A1C went from 6.0 to a staggering drop of 5.9. LOL...

Get a new meter. I have had great success with a cheapo walmart brand. I ate a low carb diet for the better part of 4 years. It barely moved my FBG and my A1C. I am talking ketogenic for months on end. With the kind of diet I ate I should have been in the low 5s for A1C and FBG well below...

If I decided to try to reduce my E2 levels a bit what dosage do you think would be sufficient without tanking it?

Yeah, my energy is OK. Before I put on weight from high carb again I was feeling pretty fantastic. And because of the delayed ejaculation because of the sensitivity lose I easily could go over an hour with little problems - and it was pretty hard core too. Sorry not to be graphic. But before...

Well, I can certainly see things from that point of view, but I have never tried to get my levels up to that amount because I feel good where I am at except for the ED issues. I would be willing to increase dosage if that would resolve but I am not sure that is part of the problem (i simply...

I have not been doing low carb for the past 3 months or so. I wanted to go back to a carb rich diet to see if that had any affect on my ED. Sadly, it didn't. I have also put on more weight in the process LOL. So, the cholesterol is no surprise I guess. What about penile sensitivity? Is that...

A couple of points I see on my latest labs. #1) My cholesterol is up. Never had this before on any of my blood tests since doing low carb. #2) PSA continues to "creep" up from .8 to .9 #3) Thyroid is looking better or at least OK?

Latest lab results as of 12/5/2017

Any ideas on this?

That seems like a lot of changes in 6 months. I have been on T for a little over a year now and I have noticed that you need to give changes in your protocol time. Your body may just be adjusting very slowly to the adjustments you are making. Some things you will notice quickly, others not so...

Have not had a chance to post my latest blood tests results but everything is still looking good. My E2 is down to 48 in the trough from a high of 61. My total T is in the mid 700's. I will post the complete results when I get a chance. Wanted to ask a quick question as I am very frustrated...

Just got my "yearly" blood work (lots of tests drawn - wil update my main thread later) done and after 46 days from my blood donation my hematicrit is back up to 51.9 Actually a little higher then right before I donated. So I guess I will be donating again soon. Would like to note that about...

I have been having the same problem with waking at the wrong time. Only I get up about 2 to 3am and go directly to the fridge/cabinet and eat carbs. I have put on about 5lbs. This has been going on for about 2 months now. I usually am able to fall right back to sleep too. I have to tell...

Ah yes the sensitivity question. I have been chasing this problem since before TRT. It's part of the reason I started HCG and then TRT. Mine faded away and then the ED started. TRT has improved the situation for me but I seem to have slipped past the "sweet" spot. Since I don't get labs...

No post procedure blood test. I was going to ask then decided not to.

Had the bloo draw today. Went well. Hematocrit was 51.7 - Not sure of the ranges though. Will update soon if I see any positive benefit from it (regarding numbness)