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Metformin and days out

bluejeans98

bluejeans98

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Location
Manchester
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi all,
I've been taking metformin since first diagnosed 3 years ago. It used to bung me up now I am getting the dreaded movements. My question is. I have to do a trip to London in a few weeks time for a training course. Has anyone stopped or missed their tablet before a journey. Not sure if I should miss it for on the day or for a few days before going to London. Im travelling down on the train but hate using public toilets etc.
 
In the early days when my body was struggling with side effects, I stopped taking them for a day or two before travelling, all through the one week holiday, and resumed on my return. My blood sugars didn't go up by much, and I could not tell if that was lack of metformin, or change of (holiday) diet.
Word of warning, when you resume them you might want to wear a toilet pan for a few days ;)
 
My bloods are normally below 7 7.5. I just don't want to get caught short while on the train into and out off London, My schedule is tight for the day
 
bluejeans98 said:
Hi all,
I've been taking metformin since first diagnosed 3 years ago. It used to bung me up now I am getting the dreaded movements. My question is. I have to do a trip to London in a few weeks time for a training course. Has anyone stopped or missed their tablet before a journey. Not sure if I should miss it for on the day or for a few days before going to London. Im travelling down on the train but hate using public toilets etc.
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If it was me and I was affected toilet wise by them I would stop taking them for a couple of days or more before I was going out... just a thought do you take the SR ones ? After taking them for 3 years you should not really still be having toilet problems with them
 
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I'd stop around four days before.
 
Have you told your doctor how they affect you
bluejeans98 said:
I may ask for the SR at my next appointment with the doctor.
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.Can't believe you have gone 3 years having tummy problems that you may not have needed to have with the SR ones. 1 can only take one 500mg SR Metformin a day more than that and my appetite goes completely but my husband also T2 takes the standard Metformin 2000mg every day with no problems shows how different we all are
 
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I took normal, then SR Metformin for around 4 yrs, both caused awful diarrhoea! The diabetic nurse finally agreed for me stopping them for a 3 week trial and and my bowels went back to normal. I tried them for another 2 days after that and the problem returned. I've now been off them for about 20 months with no problems.
 
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