Hi, I take metformin and have just joined the gym, I have also just had my meds changed to two in the morning and two at night, does anyone now when it's best to take them, before the gym or afterwards? I ate before the gym this morning and took my tablets with breakfast when I got back. Does anyone know which way round is best to take them? I'm on the modified release tablets, thanks in advance!
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Hi Titannia,
My advice is to go steady at the Gym until you see if it has any nasty consequences. I was diagnosed in October and put onto Metformin starting 1 per day increasing to 3 per day on a weekly basis. I usually do some mountain walking for about 3 hours once a fortnight, and when I did that 2 weeks after starting the Metformin I had all the symptoms of a hypo half way through the walk. Exercise definitely lowers the BG. I am told that what I experienced was not technically a hypo, just a sudden drop in BG, but it was not a pleasant experience.
My advice is to go steady at the Gym until you see if it has any nasty consequences. I was diagnosed in October and put onto Metformin starting 1 per day increasing to 3 per day on a weekly basis. I usually do some mountain walking for about 3 hours once a fortnight, and when I did that 2 weeks after starting the Metformin I had all the symptoms of a hypo half way through the walk. Exercise definitely lowers the BG. I am told that what I experienced was not technically a hypo, just a sudden drop in BG, but it was not a pleasant experience.
