Metformin new user

[Rupertjohn]

Hi all, i am new to type 2.My HbA1c is aprox 53mmols which the doctors says i,m borderline.The diabetes clinic has put me on Metformin 500mgs x 1 per day.I,ve been on this for 5 days but keep getting nasty stomach upsets in the morning and makes you feel weak.Does it wear off or should i come off them Any thoughts.I,m 68 with a quad bypass and mech aortic valve so already on different tablets.But am fairly fit.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Metformin can and does cause upset tummies. In most people this improves after a couple of weeks. If yours doesn't improve you can ask your GP to prescribe the slow release version, which is kinder on the tummy.