PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for June, 2001: Re: Yet another question about insulin sensitizers

Re: Yet another question about insulin sensitizers - Dr. Sam

From: Zowie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 17:57:45 -0500 (CDT)

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Metformin and Avandia DO lower blood sugar, that's why they're so commonly prescribed to diabetics (in connection with the fact that they are insulin sensitizers). All of us on this board have talked about this several times. Met and Avandia work DIFFERENTLY, and yes, they are "safe", but every pill or medication out there is going to have side effects. I AM hypoglycemic (and anemic) to begin with, so when I take my Avandia, I have to eat with it, to keep my blood sugar levels stabilized. The good thing is that the pills aren't supposed to make you "bottom out" on blood sugar (but it might if you are already hypoglycemic to begin with). Metformin is the worst when it comes to possible side effects, that's why I'm now on Avandia. I think you should talk to your prescribing Dr. to find out more about these medications you are on. The Met may not be the right one for you. For more info on these and other meds, try http://www.rxlist.com. But again, EVERY possible medication out there IS going to have possible side effects. Everyone is different, so we all tolerate them differently. --Zowie

At Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Melinda wrote: >
>I have now seen my reaction to Metformin and also someone else on this
>list's reaction to Metformin (or it may have been Avandia) explained as
>"hypoglycemia". Yet everything I've read on this list and elsewhere
>says that the reason Metformin and Avandia are so safe is that they
>affect the insulin without lowering blood sugar. If they do not lower
>the blood sugar, then why would reactions to them be explained as
>hypoglycemia? I know exactly what hypoglycemia feels like, and what
>happened to me when I took Metformin was NOT the same thing. I'm just
>confused (again).
>
>--Mel

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