 [ Symptoms ] hello i am an 18 year old cheerleader i have not seen my period since late october last year any advice  hello i am an 18 year old cheerleader i have not seen my period since late october last year since then i had protected sex once the condom didnt burst or anything and i took two pregnancy tests that came out negative also since october i had two serious falls on my back due to cheerleading and a chest infection i was given two different sets of medication for these incidents i am a bit worried as to why my period is so late any advice [ Disease ] do both then when she is adequately controlled you can ask the doctor to tapir off the metformin or stop it all together if her dietary changes are successful and permanent hi i had a friend in the uk did all his diabetes control just by diet worked for him for many years good luck