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Metformin gas issue I have been very healthy since I started taking metformin xr 500 x1. However, of late the "farting" side effect has increased considerably. I have to visit the toilet at least 6 times in the 8 hours at work. No running stomach but just lots of gas. I am on low cab diet but...

I would like to thank everyone contributing to this forum. It has been very helpful to me. One year ago, my HBA1c was 7.8. I was put on glucophage XR 1 x 500mg. I watched the cabs very carefully and recorded 6.4 six months later. Today I rceived the news that my HBA1c is 6.1. I have cut down...

My breakfast consists of one biscuit of Weet-Bix (toasted whole wheat biscuits) with fat free milk, one boiled egg and one green apple. My lunch and dinner post prandial (1 hr) never go beyond 7 since I started watching what I eat after my last HBA1c which was 7.6. Is the 8.1 pp (1 hr) good...

I am trying to avoid BG spikes as my last HBA1c was not good. My fasting BG as shown below is acceptable to me. However, I am deeply concerned about about my breakfast post prandial (1 hr) figures. My lunch and dinner post prandial figures are quite good. I take 1 tab a day of 500mg glucophage...

Thank you all so much for your comments. Here is a further information: Before dinner: 3.8 1 hour after dinner: 6.8 2 hours after dinner: 7.1 Then took my dosage of glucopage (1 tab with vegtable soup before bed) Fasting BG this morning: 4.7 Does it explain the 'spiking'? Please advise if I...

I hae been taking weekly readings of my fasting BG since October 2008 when I was put on 2x2 500mg metformin. About a month ago I changed to glucophage XR 500 mg one tab with dinner (because of the nauseous side effect). My monthly average readings are as follows: Month Average Value Jan-09...

I was on metformin 500 mg 2x2 for two months. My fasting BG dropped from 8 to as low as 4.1 but the side effect (nausea) was terrible. On the the advice from this forum I recommended to my pharmacist on my last visit to let me try the XR (glucophage XR 500) one tablet at night with dinner. The...

I started on metformin on 25 November 2008. I hope to go for my first HBA1C test in January. I have just designed a web based system using my BG readings. It calculates the averages with appropriate weights in the last 120 days as shown below. How close will it be to reality? Month Average...

Hi All Thank you so much for your advice, encoragement and information. However, the last part of my question was not addressed. Is it possible for one to get off the medication if the bg numbers continue falling. I recorded 4.1 this morning. Could it be that I have started my leave? Am I not in...

Hi Thanks for the advice. Could you please explain to a layman how metformin works. Is it activating my pancreas to produce more insulin? Will I be able to get off it after a period or will I stay with it for life?

I have been on metformin 500 mg 1x1 since 25 October. Looks like it's working well (my fasting bg below) but how do I manage the terrible nausea feeling especially before dinner? mmol/L Date Time 8.8 19/10/2008 08:46 AM 8.2 26/10/2008 08:28 AM 7.2 27/10/2008 06:06 AM 7.7 28/10/2008 06:02 AM 6.9...

Hi I tend to lose my voice a bit after meals. Does it have anything to do with my diabetes?

I have been taking indo metformin 500 (2 tabs a day) for 13 days and my fasting bg has dropped to 4.8. Should I reduce the medication to 1 tab a day? mmol/L Date Time 8.8 19/10/2008 08:46 AM 8.2 26/10/2008 08:28 AM 7.2 27/10/2008 06:06 AM 7.7 28/10/2008 06:02 AM 6.9 29/10/2008...

I started on indo metformin 500 two tablets a day exactly 10 days ago. I am 54 and not over weight and generally eating healthy. Below are my fasting blood glucose reading. Am I really making progress? mmol/L Date Time 8.8 19/10/2008 08:46 AM 8.2 26/10/2008 08:28 AM 7.2 27/10/2008...

I started on metformin (2 tabs per day) 3 days ago after reaching a high of 8.8 mmol/l before breakfast. My last readings before breakfast are 7.2 yesterday & 7.7 today. Any advice for me please.