Hi,
I have only recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and commenced on metformin 500mg 3 times a day.
Many sites say each dose should be taken with your meal e.g. with breakfast, with lunch, with dinner, to avoid gastric side effects. However, my eating pattern is irregular (due to work and other issues) and so I may just have one large meal in the day. I never have breakfast anyway.
So... should I take metformin 500mg evenly spaced out during the day morning / atternoon / night so that the blood levels are steady (even if I haven't eaten / not planning to eat for several hours)?
Or should it be taken with a main meal only so that it can prevent hyperglycaemia from the meal just eaten?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
I have only recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and commenced on metformin 500mg 3 times a day.
Many sites say each dose should be taken with your meal e.g. with breakfast, with lunch, with dinner, to avoid gastric side effects. However, my eating pattern is irregular (due to work and other issues) and so I may just have one large meal in the day. I never have breakfast anyway.
So... should I take metformin 500mg evenly spaced out during the day morning / atternoon / night so that the blood levels are steady (even if I haven't eaten / not planning to eat for several hours)?
Or should it be taken with a main meal only so that it can prevent hyperglycaemia from the meal just eaten?
Thanks in advance for your advice!