u/Massive_Struggle_801

My doctor put me on metformin 1000mg 3 months ago because my blood test showed homa IR of 2.2. I completed my dose and stopped for 10 days after the 3 months. Got my blood tested again to see if it’s gotten better, but it didn’t. It became 3.6. I stopped for these 10 days because my metformin dose was over and I could only book an appointment for my blood draw then. Even before starting metformin I was doing intermittent fasting and was on a low calorie intake, cut out on a lot of carbs, no snacking, almost completely cut off sugar, etc. Is this normal? How could it have gone this much worse and while on metformin? Could it really be those 10 days that I stopped? I also gained about 2kg. I don’t understand how this happened? I get to see my doctor in a few days but I want to know if anyone else has experienced something similar.