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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 952262" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>The doctor who said there are no side effects is just wrong. You might get side effects, you might not, and there is no way to know until you try the drug. In the professional version of the prescribing information there is a table showing that in research over 50% of the people in the study got diarrhoea. So, over 40% didn't, lol.</p><p></p><p>At this forum we hear a lot about metformin side effects but it gives us a skewed view because those who didn't get bad side effects don't tend to post and say that as much. For those who get the side effects it's horrible, but there are almost as many people who don't get them. </p><p></p><p>The usual practice seems to be to try people on the ordinary metformin then if they get bad side effects they try the slow release. Sometimes they still get bad side effects from that, so they have to give up on it completely.</p><p></p><p>I suggest you start a thread about your BGs, diagnosis puzzle and insulin use, and you will get lots of info and ideas about what to do next. I think you need good medical advice about your type and dose of insulin. Regardless of what type of diabetes you have, it appears that you need insulin at the moment. Getting the optimal usage pattern should reduce the risk of hypos. I suggest testing before a work meeting and having glucotabs or lucozade handy to treat a hypo if you get one.</p><p></p><p>I also think your employer's rules about sick days sound like unlawful discrimination, but I don't know what the laws in the UK are. Someone else can hopefully advise. The relevant union probably has a view on whether what they are doing is legal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 952262, member: 43498"] The doctor who said there are no side effects is just wrong. You might get side effects, you might not, and there is no way to know until you try the drug. In the professional version of the prescribing information there is a table showing that in research over 50% of the people in the study got diarrhoea. So, over 40% didn't, lol. At this forum we hear a lot about metformin side effects but it gives us a skewed view because those who didn't get bad side effects don't tend to post and say that as much. For those who get the side effects it's horrible, but there are almost as many people who don't get them. The usual practice seems to be to try people on the ordinary metformin then if they get bad side effects they try the slow release. Sometimes they still get bad side effects from that, so they have to give up on it completely. I suggest you start a thread about your BGs, diagnosis puzzle and insulin use, and you will get lots of info and ideas about what to do next. I think you need good medical advice about your type and dose of insulin. Regardless of what type of diabetes you have, it appears that you need insulin at the moment. Getting the optimal usage pattern should reduce the risk of hypos. I suggest testing before a work meeting and having glucotabs or lucozade handy to treat a hypo if you get one. I also think your employer's rules about sick days sound like unlawful discrimination, but I don't know what the laws in the UK are. Someone else can hopefully advise. The relevant union probably has a view on whether what they are doing is legal. [/QUOTE]
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