smillingjimmyc said:
Hi,
Doc rang me and suggested the nurse had increased the dosage whilst changing to sr because my bs levels were a touch high however i remember her saying she was happy with the figures(7 something)and no mention was made at the time of an increase just a change to sr .
Taking into account sr type is 390mg as opposed to 500 it still means over a third increase.Frankly i think its been an error but I shall go with it and take the four sr each morning and reduce my insulin by a couple of units whilst checking my bs reguarly.
SJ and others posting on this thread.
First of all a little clarification here:
EVERY 500mg tablet of Metformin, whether SR/MR or standard contains the same base amount of Metformin 390mg. An 850mg tab contains 662.9mg of Metformin.
The rest is made up of sodium starch glycolate, colloidal anhydrous silica, maize starch, povidone and magnesium sterate in the core of the tablet. The outer film contains hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), propolene glycol, purified talc and macrogol 6000. Mainly fillers and stuff to hold it all together as a tablet.
The only difference between standard and Slow Release is as the name says.....it gets released into the system over a longer period so making sure you don't get the bad sde effects you were suffering from. Nothing more.
As you were originally on 1g daily your dose has been increased 100% to 2g daily. This is supposed to be split 1g twice daily, NOT 2g in one dose ! Please contact your Nurse/GP and clarify the dose as there appears to be some confusion on either your or the Nurse's part.
Hope that helps.
Ken