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Re: Metformin question for Dr. Sam

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 22:40:57 +0100 (MET DST)

Hi Alexandra,

Your doctor may be about 2,5 years late, because two other insulin sensitizers are on the market now: Actos and Avandia. Another solution: to take the slow release form of metformin (in the US).

Sam

> I took Metformin for 3 months but had to stop because I could not
> tolerate the side effects at any dosage, which included extreme stomach
> aches, diarrhea and nausea. My liver enzymes also started to elevate
> (enzymes were normal before Metformin). My doctor told me that it will
> be about 2 years before something new will come on the market that I can
> try. I am currently on BCP's. I am borderline IR. Any suggestions?
> Thank you. Alexandra
>
> --
> Alexandra
>

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