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Re: How should I take glucophage?
From: The (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 06:58:48 -0500 (CDT)
Well I just figured it might keep the glucophage in my system on a more
steady basis throughout the day. Plus I've had loose stool from
glucophage going on a year now and thought that might also help with the
stool. Think that it might help that? And I don't go by anything my
doctor says, she knows nothing about PCOS. She freely admits it and
just goes by what I say. If I say "Hey Doc I wanna move up to 2000mg of
glucophage" she says "right away mam!".
At Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Sonnet wrote:
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>The people who are taking glucophage 3 times a day would be taking 500mg
>pills, three times a day, for 1500mg total. (Ditto in a similar way 4
>pills a day.) Taking them twice a day I am sure would be fine. What you
>want to avoid, unless you are taking Glucopahge XR, is taking all of
>your pills at once. Not only is this harder on your digestion, but as
>the medicine helps your insulin respond properly to what you eat, you
>want it in your bloodstream when you have sugar in your bloodstream - ie
>after you eat. Taking it all at once, say for instance when you wake
>up, would leave you without the benefits of the medication towards the
>end of the day.
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>Hope that made sense - you're fine and definitely stay with what your
>doctor or pharmacist tells you about it!
>
>--
>Sonnet
>
>At Mon, 16 Apr 2001, The wrote:
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>>Currently my doctor has me on 2000mg of glucophage, 2 pills twice daily.
>>I noticed some people talking about taking it 3 or 4 times a day one
>>pill at a time instead. Is this a better way to do it? Should I switch
>>around?
>
>--
>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>
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