Taken of Metformin

Pete1974

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I been on slow release metformin 1000mg twice a day but for best part of 3 years has really bad gut and gas problems Dr said not metformin Nurse said not metformin fast forward nearly 3 years new doctors spoke to him and straight away its metformin I am on Linagliptin 5mg and Dapagliflozin 10mg now he took me off metformin and Dapagliflozin and replaced with Canagliflozin 100mg to start with is it better than metformin.
 

xfieldok

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Tablets (oral)
I am assuming you are T2. Have you adjusted your diet??
 

Ranjot

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pete 1974 . Ive been on metformin 1000mg for a year now and have the same problem as you. I will get in touch with my GP and see what he says . Thankyou
 

Pete1974

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pete 1974 . Ive been on metformin 1000mg for a year now and have the same problem as you. I will get in touch with my GP and see what he says . Thankyou

Keep on at them think a lot to do with keeping people on metformin is the cost of the medication I had 3 years of hell and only for my doctor retiring would still be on metformin good luck