Re: Increasing my Metformin dosage while on a weight-gaining
A third Metformin wouldn't hurt. - the maximum dose in UK is 2000mg, I believe. But if you're still getting nausea feelings a third might make it worse. You cuold try for Slow Release (SR) but they're more expensive.
I'm on 3 Met a day. I take them as and when I remember. They're in a little bowl in the kitchen - I put out each day's meds in a morning so I know what I've taken. They do seem to reduce my appetite, but my urge to graze has nothing to do with hunger and is much mopre difficult to control!
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In your place I would be trying to avoid carbs as much as possible. Have a look at
Viv's Modified Atkins Diet in the Sticky Threads section for a list of no- or low-carb foods you can eat as much as you like of (except where limits are given). It works for me, and I find it quite sustainable, though not everyone does.
See if you can get your doctor to sit down with you and discuss things seriously. If you put weight on your BGs will almost inevitably creep back up, and that and the weight itself will only make you more stressed and miserable - a vicious circle!
As for remembering your meds - if you get an extra Metformin to take mid-day, just pack it in your lunch-box with your delicious very-low-carb salad! Empty test-strip pots are ideal for carrying around meds when you're away from home. I put up a little pot for each day when I'm away, and label them 'Mon, Tues,Wed' etc as appropriate. That way I know whether I've taken each day's meds without having to remember how many were left on a strip.
Good luck!
Viv 8)