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Anne0257

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
I have been on metformin for 3wks now and my stomach feels awful,i have had constant feeling in my stomach that puts me off food,and it i have diareoah(sorry about the spelling)My blood sugars are all over the place.I have tried Metformin with food after food and now directly whe i start to eat.Has anyone got any tips.Its a vicious circle I just cant get rid of my stomach feeling bloated and then i dont want to eat,Thank you
 
Ask your Doctor if you can go on Metformin SR as it's much kinder to the stomach. What you are feeling now happens very frequently unfortunately.
 
hi anne0257
I uuse to feel the same on metformin stomach cramps etc...... As daisy says why not ask to change to metformin sr I did and never looked back. I take 2 500 mg tablets in the evenings directly after my food and do not have any side effects.
Hope this helps and good luck changing over :thumbup:
 
My GP is not wanting to change me at the moment because of all the other medication i am on including SR Morpine but i wondered if i should see dr in the practice that specialises in diabetes.But Thank You i will see how i do and go back and ask again if im no better
 
i'm sorry to hear that your doctor wont change you over and you basically have to put up with it
I don't understand why he wont chamge your medication, i'm not an expert or don't know very much so could be wrong, but i thought they were basically the same tablet, i'm on a number of medication ranging from avraststin, amlodipine, bisoporol, cheymedor, levythyroxine, asprin, my metformin and about to start on another tablet recommended by my cardiac consultant, and was changed straight away when i told my gp about the problems i was having on regular metformin.
Hope you get it all sorted soon and begin to feel better
 
Thank you so much,this is a great site and i for 1 are so glad it exist.I hope that if i see a GP that deals with diabetes then i might be able to find out more and mayb get sorted,once again thank you to all for replying
 
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