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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.
I was diagnosed with diabetes in June 2016 with A1C 6.6. I was prescribed metformin. My A1C lowered to 5.8 in September 2016. The doctor said metformin is no longer needed. And I stopped using it. I had my A1C done on Februery 13th 2017. The level was 5.6 To my surprise, the doctor put me on metformin again.
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 breakfast (just some fruit).
Yestderday I forgot to take one of my doses and my during the day bg readings were fine, all under 100 but this morning my fasting was 124 which is 32 points higher than yesterday. So for me I need that extra 850 dose. Also I find that although metformin has a cumulative effect it also has an immediate effect .
This is a critical consideration for patients with diabetes. Doctors should take care to appropriately adjust the dosages of blood glucose-lowering medications during and after steroid administration. If you’ve been prescribed steroids, you should monitor your blood sugar more carefully and be ready to ask your doctor for help. Sources
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.
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 ...
They said, fine. Don't take metformin for two weeks and go see your family doctor. After a few days not did my diarrhea calm down immensely, so did my eczema. At the end of the two weeks both eczema and diarrhea disappeared. My physician started me on timed release of Metformin at a low 1x day dose of 500 mg.
Today was a a hell of a day and left me flustered. So flustered that I can't remember if I took my metformin or not. Now I don't know what to do. On one hand I figure I shouldn't risk taking too much by taking my evening dose anyway, but on the other, I'm not looking forward to my sugars being out of wack if I didn't take it.
When, at age 60, I was misdiagnosed as Type 2, I took metformin for a week with no improvement. I asked to be placed on insulin (Lantus). I continued to take metformin and Lantus for five years until I finally had the GAD-65 test and got referred to an endo, who added MDI Humalog and suggested I stop metformin, which I did after a couple of months.