Glucophase (metformin) for type 1 diabetes

Posted by Iman @iman_im, Oct 5, 2016

Hi, I am type 1 diabetic on Insulin and i started on Glucophage but since i started i am experiencing high blood glucose levels. Is this common?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 5, 2016

Iman, welcome to Connect. I'm surprised that you were prescribed Glucophage (metformin) as you are type 1 and on insulin. According to the Mayo Clinic website (http://mayocl.in/2dFoddQ), metformin does not help patients who have insulin-dependent or type 1 diabetes because they cannot produce insulin from their pancreas gland. Their blood glucose is best controlled by insulin injections.

I suggest you ask your doctor why you were prescribed metformin. Can you let us know the answer?

Iman | @iman_im | Oct 8, 2016

Hello Colleen and thanks for your help, actually my doctor has prescribed this for me with the insulin as a way to better control and slightly lose weight. So far it is not helping at all
so i am on my normal insulin shots but added the metformin also but since i added this my glucose levels are getting higher which is really confusing me.