LOL yep.
Since my last dose increase I've now been reacquainted with the "Metformin flush" hahaha. So hard when I've been on holiday in the heat and occasionally having an ice cream...
I found this article pretty good - though wish I could find a better source of information because the whole site comes across quite AI: https://alphascience.blog/what-happens-if-you-eat-sugar-on-metformin
Sara Joy :happy_pepper:
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