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Barb
At Sat, 08 Sep 2001, Renee wrote:
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>I'm only on 500 mg of met. My insulin was 76, and 500 mg brought me down to
>13-18 for the insulin.
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>I would suggest trying the smaller dose, seeing what you level is, and then
>raising the dose if the result is not yet where you want it.
>
>Renee
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>Barb wrote:
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>> Dear Dr. Sam:
>>
>> Do you know of any studies done with Metformin/Gluchophase where the
>> dose is lower than 1500mg? I have asked my doc to check my insulin level
>> at 1 1/2 weeks on 500mg before moving up to 1000mg. (additionally I
>> have cut out all empty foods -candy cookies chips etc- out of my diet.)
>> I would love to read about any studies that experimented with the dose
>> level instead of just moving to the 1500 dose. It seems to me the
>> minimal amount of this drug would be the best to use as long as it is
>> working. History: I found out I had high Insulin levels (29.1) just
>> days after I got pregnant (with out the use of any drug) My doc says I
>> have PCOS and he can tell just by looking at me. He put me on
>> Glucophase and is working me up to a 1500mg dose.
>>
>> Thanks for reading my message.
>>
>> Barb
>>
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>Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
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