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mrawfell said:I no longer live in the UK, however all that means is I haven't got a standard GP ( and free health service ). I am T2 diagnosed about 18 months ago. I was put on Metformin, but couldn't get along with it. I have also seen it called Metfartin on this site. Weight loss not really. I had seen on this site people suggesting the slow release version and taken with your main meal. So that's where I am, and the side effects have stopped. Hopefully it may work for you. Alternative depending on your doctor, ( I can talk to mine ), there is also Vildaglitpin, I think it is called Sitagligliptin in the UK. This has none of the side effects of Metformin, and can lead to weight gain.
Good luck.
I don't think vidagliptin and sitagliptin are exactly the same but won't argue about it. However Sitagliptin does NOT lead o weight gain . That is why it is becoming increasingly popular with Gp's and patients. This is a fairly new class of drugs .
Don't have ime now to look up vildagliptin but will do that later.
I just did not want anyone offfered sitagliptin to refuse it because of a misapprehension. Maybe vildagliptin acts slightly differently?