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Re: Another glucophage question -- any ideas?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 16:05:07 -0600 (CST)

At Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Katie wrote: >
>Howdy,
>
>I didn't get any replies to my last post about this, so I thought I'd
>pose it again in a different way. I just started glucophage 10 days
>ago, beginning with 500mg/day and working up to 1,000mg/day. In that
>span, I have also cut my carbs back to less than 100g per day and
>increased my exercise routine. I have lost 13 pounds in 10 days. I
>want to be excited about this, but I'm nervous it'll just come piling
>back on once my stomach-upset from the glucophage wears off.
>
>I read an article last night (old one from USA Today) about PCOS, which
>mentioned in an offhand way that many people lose weight from glucophage
>because of the gastrointestinal side effects. In others words, it
>credited the weight loss to the nausea/diarrhea. I thought the weight
>loss resulted because insulin levels, a primary cause of weight gain,
>were normalized. I hope it's not just the nasty stomach that made me
>lose weight! So why does glucophage make some people lose weight. Has
>anyone lost weight on it without having upset stomach problems?
>
>Anybody have any thoughts on this?

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