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Metformin making me sick

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Talya2022

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
I have been taking metformin 2000mgs for 3 days and today I was sick without warning. Previously I had been taking 1000mgs metformin with no symptoms. What do I do now?
 
If you are a Type 1 as you say in your profile, then I'm surprised that you are being prescribed Metformin. The standard medication for Type 1 is Insulin, compared to which Metformin has almost no effect on Blood Glucose.
 
ianf0ster said:
If you are a Type 1 as you say in your profile, then I'm surprised that you are being prescribed Metformin. The standard medication for Type 1 is Insulin, compared to which Metformin has almost no effect on Blood Glucose.
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Some T1 can develop insulin resistance and are given metformin - I think there’s some T1s on the forum that are also on met
 
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