Metformin Question

ive been taking forxiga for about a month and lost 5 kilos in the first 3 weeks. well happy.sugars gone down, bp gone down. only side effect is weeing all the time but i am drinking heaps!

 

i was on glickizide and put on 3 and a half stone in 9 months so had to come off it as i was much too much overweight

 

ive been on SR metformin for 9 months, and i have gradually lost weight, about a stone and a half i think, along with 2 doggy walks a day and a job where im on my feet all day. i have stayed the same weight for a few weeks now though :-( changing to Low carb, but im in the testing stage at the moment, but once things settle down and i see what works for me and what doesn't, im hoping the weight loss will start again!

 

Hi, I'm type 2 diabetic and was on metformin for 20 years, with glicazide added for the last 10 years. Have always struggled with weight, but realised I had to watch what I ate. 6 months ago the doctor found that I had high levels of Lactate which metformin can cause so moved onto insulin and reduced glicazide. Weight issues not changed. In my case I believe that diabetes or medication is not a factor with weight, I just need to be careful as a lot of non diabetics out there.

 

Well it hasn't reduced my appetite

 

I only had the rush tot he loo effect for the first week or so since then its been fine no what what I eat..

 

I don't see how you can say or think like that Sarah ...believe me I absolutely love carbs but I also eat a wide variety of all food stuff ...in far too big quantities I might add hence my diabetic state

 

I haven't lost weight with Metformin. Even though I ultra low carb.

 

On metformin glucophage Sr and still being sick. Newly diagnosed on 1500mg. Being good with diet but still sick for no readon

 

I have found by taking half the prescribed dose of slow release metformin in the morning, and the other half before bed it does not have such a bad reaction to my stomach. Certain foods seem to also be problematic: Sundried tomatoes and anything at all spicy seem to cause me enormous problems.- which hadn't been the case when I was not taking metformin. My Dr said by taking slow release there should be no need to take the tablet in to stages, but the effect is significantly better.

 

I have found by taking half the prescribed dose of slow release metformin in the morning, and the other half before bed it does not have such a bad reaction to my stomach. Certain foods seem to also be problematic: Sundried tomatoes and anything at all spicy seem to cause me enormous problems.- which hadn't been the case when I was not taking metformin. My Dr said by taking slow release there should be no need to take the tablet in to stages, but the effect is significantly better.

 

This may be helpful in looking at medication options: http://www.nuh.nhs.uk/handlers/downloads.ashx?id=62268

 

Just tested the link. It loads as a pdf document.

 

I have been on Metformin for 15 years first 1500mg and for the last eight years 2550mg. This was to bring my long term sugar levels averaging just over 7 to nearer 6. For a long time I used to experience gastric rumblings - ranging from digestive discomfort and constant burping to loose movements. A couple of years ago I converted from semi skimmed milk to ALPRO unsweetened almond milk, the burping stopped and the loose movements became less frequent, usually equated to sugar intake. If I revert to semi-skimmed the burping comes back. It is interesting to note that I use full cream milk to cook my porridge without this problem. Not sure this will help you but it might be worth a try.

 

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I am exactly the same with sr and i also take glicozide, the loo issues are horrendous, IBS symptoms are chronic, I am really fed up with this medication side affects, I am now on the Low carb plan coz if it works I will be coming of metformin.

 

I have no issues with metformin after 18 plus years. I am also pleased that current research on metformin is pointing to beneficial effects in cardiac health and cancer prevention. Here is a link about diabetic medications. The "glitazone" drugs improve the action of insulin like metformin but in a different way. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/122501-medication#1