Re: Initiating Metformin
From: click (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:21:30 -0500 (CDT)
Smart move on your part or your dr's or both maybe to go with the
glucophage XR. I had so many problems with the generic and it seems
alot of other people have too. If you can afford the non-generic, it's
totally worth not even hassling with the metformin.
:)
I hope everything works out with you and you are able to keep your
diabetes under control with such a mild dosage--it would be spectacular.
I wouldn't be surprised if your health IMPROVED on it.
Make sure you drink lots of water before bed--I always wake up with my
lower back/kidney area hurting because of dehydration due to the
glucophage xr.
Caroline
At Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Nada wrote:
>
>Click, kudos for being aggressive and getting a handle on this problem
>early in your life! Great job. I hope you do well, and that your
>efforts now, pay off in the future.
>
>I'm 43. I've been reading about using Glucophage for a while with PCO.
>I've never tried to conceive, so working agressively with my PCO hasn't
>been too much of an issue. After reading at this forum a lot, I decided
>last week, while I was in at my doc to have asthma presciptions written,
>to ask what he knew about it, did he have PCO patients on glucophage,
>etc. Also told him I was interested in maybe trying it so I don't end
>up with diabetes, etc. We didn't really decide on anything at that
>point. Had my blood drawn for lipids, etc.
>
>Went back in Monday morning at the doc's request. It didn't take a lot
>of testing for him to let me have the glucophage......he told me I
>already have diabetes! Major bummer. I have no symptoms! Man, am I glad
>I decided to go in to the doc to get asthma meds that day, and decided
>to have a cholesterol test!
>
>So I got my glucophage prescription without having to convince the doc.
>I also got a blood sugar testing kit, and a diet to follow, and a major
>scare. Nothing like seeing ten years chopped off your potential life
>span to make 1400 calories a day suddenly look really good. And cookies
>look soooooooo bad.
>
>Sure wish I'd looked into this a few years ago. This is NOT how I
>wanted to start Glucophage.
>
>This is day three on Glucophage XR, 500 mg. No problems so far. I hope
>I do well on it.
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