Re: Dr Sam --- can you clarify a couple of things
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 06:43:25 +0200
Hi Anna,
Low dosage means 500-850mg/day.
Don't put any schedule to becoming pregnant.
Metformin exactly helps the problem you have: insulin resistance.You already have more insulin, than normal people have. Why do you plan to go on insulin?
About metformin safety and pregnancy loss, there are several answers (including mines) in the archives.
For your help
Sam
> Dr. Sam,
>
> What do you mean by low dosage Metformin ( I am supposed to be taking
> 500mg, 3 times a day - acutally I am having side effects so I am
> breaking the pill in half and gradually plan to increase). Is 500mg x 3
> low dosage?
>
> We plan to get pregnant in the next 1-2 months after I lose a bit more
> weight.
> I am very nervous about taking Metformin during pregnancy as this
> medication passes over to the baby. I hope to switch to insulin after I
> get pregnant.
> Could you tell me if Metformin is considered safe? Which one is safer
> out of Metformin and Insulin.
>
> You say: "Although pregnancy loss may have numerous causes, yours may
> have been influenced by your insulin resistance". Could you tell me how
> it could have been affected by insulin resistance.
>
> Thanks,
> Anna
>
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