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Metformin is the world’s most-prescribed diabetes drug. For a generation, most Americans with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes have been prescribed metformin as their first medication. But now metformin’s reign as the universally acknowledged “first-line” treatment for type 2 diabetes has come to an end.
Metformin is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world. For a generation, it has been the universal first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes. It is sometimes also prescribed to those with type 1 who struggle with weight or insulin resistance. It is effective, inexpensive, and has limited side effects. Metformin significantly lowers blood sugar for most people, through a number of ...
My wife just takes met - 1000 at lunch and a 1000 at dinner - taken at the start of the meal. I have found that with some low carb meals that the 1000 is too much at once so I have tried cutting one of the 500 mg tabs in half (cannot be done with extended release Met) and spreading it out to take the rest at dinner.
I am on 2000 mg of Metformin for years (switched recently to extended release recently). 1000 in the morning and 1000 in the evening and even low carb my blood sugar was 180 to 250. Adding 2.5 mg of Mounjaro got it down to 90-150 within days. 150 is the highest I’ve noticed it recently and...
What dose of metformin are you taking? For the extended version 2000 mg is the maximum and for the regular 2550 is the maximum. Even on a very low carb diet I had to increase my Metformin to 2550 ( 3 x 850) before it lowered my bgs below 100.
I have recently been put on metformin 500 - 2 times a day. I have several questions: Should I take this medication before or afer meals? I have started taking it at dinner time and have had no adverse problems. Now I have been told to take it also at breakfast, but I eat very little for...
Last month I got the impression that they weren't concerned about morning levels because my A1c was 6.2, and I came away feeling frustrated that my concerns were not being taken seriously. Anyway, after some discussions in the chat room, I decided to be a bit more forceful and ask outright about Metformin (thanks Jacqui ). To my surprise, the ...
I have taken metformin for years and have never had an issue not being able to revover from a low. So now the OP will be in fear to use metformin, it has its purpose and few if any on metformin have issues if I remember right you also had been on a sulfa drug. With the weight loss you had and exercise sure a person could go low.
If that happens ask your doctor about the extended version. Metformin works to limit bg spikes, especially early in the morning when a lot of us experience DP. The only alternative to medication is an extremely low carb diet and lots of exercise. I do both but still need metformin to keep my numbers near normal.
Ok, so I was diagnosed last Oct with a 6.5 A1C and my doc prescribed 1000 mg of met, which I've taken with no ill side effects after maybe a week of adjustment. I also went low carb (eating to my meter made that happen pretty naturally since I basically eliminated anything that made me go over 130) and upped my exercise by a lot.