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Ok, I take the metformin 1000SR each morning with ramipril. I normally have a cup of coffee shortly afterwards but rarely eat until much later. Anyone have a view on how this might affect me? If at all. Responses appreciated.
 
rosco 2 said:
Ok, I take the metformin 1000SR each morning with ramipril. I normally have a cup of coffee shortly afterwards but rarely eat until much later. Anyone have a view on how this might affect me? If at all. Responses appreciated.
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I do similar to you and I am fine with that. I take 500 met mornings with my BP tablet (Losartan) with tea.. I don't eat until 2pm at the earliest, often much later than that. If it suits you that's fine, as far as I know the advice to take it with food is just to lessen any tummy problems
 
Bless you for taking the time to reply. That makes sense. I get interesting GI tract stuff some of the time. No real problem for me. Odd taste in mouth much of the time which may be the meds effect but I can cope with that too. Not really looking for excuses to play games with my health! Although working towards medication free as my ultimate target.
 
rosco 2 said:
Bless you for taking the time to reply. That makes sense. I get interesting GI tract stuff some of the time. No real problem for me. Odd taste in mouth much of the time which may be the meds effect but I can cope with that too. Not really looking for excuses to play games with my health! Although working towards medication free as my ultimate target.
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Yes I am the same, I very occasionally get 'metformin tummy' and I think the odd taste is down to the metformin too, but tbh for me that acts as an appetite suppressant and is really useful.
 
The taste issue is after I eat rather than during. I remain pretty keen on food but the number of meals I now enjoy are very few. It’s life...
 
lucylocket61 said:
as metformin has to be taken with food, it is standard hospital procedure to stop metformin if a patient is nil by mouth, or unable to eat, or 48 hoursbefore a planned procedure, and often 48 hour after as well.
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At last the voice of reason and in lower case without exclamation marks.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
That is a very interesting side effect of Metformin. I would also have given up on it. Especially as this low carb way of eating is such a joy as the food is so delicious compared with my low fat high carb way of eating previously.
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The side effect is listed on the PIL as "Taste Disturbance". As you say, it ruins an otherwise pleasant diet.
 
Squire Fulwood said:
The side effect is listed on the PIL as "Taste Disturbance". As you say, it ruins an otherwise pleasant diet.
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Taste Disturbance sounds like something not too bad - just some food perhaps tasting a little differently. Whereas in reality it is truly diabolically awful.
 
Agreed. Although cheese n onion crisps still taste great but they are a very rare treat!
I hate capitalised words and overuse of exclamation marks. Completely wrecks the message.
 
DCUKMod said:
In my own observational experience, I have observed, when visiting folks on Diabetes wards, that many are taken off Metformin, but they are taken off it because they need a bit more pharmacological support with their diabetes than the Metformin can provide. Those who are on diabetes wards, with, say infections or complications are put onto insulin; either as a temporary measure to get a fast grip of runaway blood sugars (maybe due to infection, or maybe due to other factors), and others as a longer term means of controlling their diabetes, where oral medications have simply not been up to the job, for that individual, for whatever reason.
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Have just seen your post - yes, that makes perfect sense. When I was admitted to hospital very ill and diagnosed with diabetes they put me on insulin straight away because I had runaway blood sugars. Metformin wasn't even considered as it just wouldn't have brought the blood sugars down. I was on insulin for 4 years before I discovered low carb.
 
rosco 2 said:
Agreed. Although cheese n onion crisps still taste great but they are a very rare treat!
I hate capitalised words and overuse of exclamation marks. Completely wrecks the message.
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I dont mind the capitalization etc once, if its someone who doesnt know, but once someone has been told, and says they dont care if they are being rude, i switch off.
 
librarising said:
Could it be anything to do with the need to restrict metformin for scans ? The same applies for walk-in patients, undergoing a scan.
Easier to have the patient ready for a scan at the drop of a hat.
Geoff
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That makes perfect sense also.
 
lucylocket61 said:
as metformin has to be taken with food, it is standard hospital procedure to stop metformin if a patient is nil by mouth, or unable to eat, or 48 hoursbefore a planned procedure, and often 48 hour after as well.
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Yes - of course - another reason why patients will be taken off metformin. So pleased to read that there is nothing sinister going on with metformin, which does seem to be one of the safer diabetes drugs around.
 
Agree LL61. In my career, internet used extensively for comms in my part of NHS. If you used capitals then you were likely to be advised it was considered shouting and abusive. If you continued to use them then you would be likely to face action.

Metformin and hospitals. Well, by definition if you are admitted to medical ward then you are almost certainly needing medical attention. This may include stopping meds under observation whilst evaluation of person and health is made. That’s sensible. We each interpret events often involving our own biases which is ok but should never be presented as fact to others unless you possess good evidence.
 
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