First day on Metformin

Congratulations on finding the right answer for you!! Hoping your husband can keep an open mind and find the right methods.

Wish U luck. I have been on same drug for 8 years and no side effects . Surprised he didn't make it 1000 twice a day. Guess he wanted to see how u tolerate it. I was on 1000 and got back to 6.1 so reduced it to 1000 once a day. Just had my blood work again and will see where it is at.

I've been on metformin for 5 years. I take 2000 mg daily. Plus victosa. My a1c is 5.9. I believe metformin should be in the water supply with so much sugar in all foods!

Thanks everyone for your input!!! Things settled down a bit after the initial 500 mg. However, after adding the second dose of 500 mg, Im experiencing nausea, bloating, flushing in hot weather, no appetite, etc. I checked with my doc and he suggests hanging in a bit longer; as long as I can tolerate it as Metformin is the best option for me right now.. Its been 4 weeks...yikes!

Eat something with it and maybe take a dose before you go to sleep. Maybe you can sleep thru it. I did that in the early days of Victosa. Sick on my stomach for months with Victosa but when I took it at night I just went to sleep.

@bonniewhite56 Good problem solving! Teresa

Thanks for your input...glad to see your a1c went down. After the ill effects, I hope mine does! 🙂

I've been on Metformin for 2 years. 500 mg in the AM and PM. A1C is 6.2 to 6.5. I had no side effects from the start and am hoping to be able to get off Metaformin at some point by following The Mount Athos Diet, which is 3 days fasting, 3 days moderation and 1 day feasting. Sugar, processed food and red meat are allowed once a week on Sundays. Fasting days are vegetarian (fruit, vegetables, nuts, beans and seeds - basically reverse diabetes) - and the "Moderate" days include fish and chicken. This is how the monks on Mt Athos eat and it is a modified Mediterranean diet. These monks live 10 years longer than the average Greek male and have no cancer, heart disease or diabetes. Seems worth a shot!

@kamuela I really like the sound of that "diet". Unfortunately when you are not just preparing meals for yourself it is more difficult to execute that type of specialty diet. I am going to make a note of though and see how much I could follow.
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