Re: How should I take glucophage?
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 01:49:18 -0500 (CDT)
Wow, I'm jealous of your doctor!!! :)
I still say you want an even spacing of the pills so you have a constant
flow of the medicine in your blood, but mostly of course when you're
awake and digesting stuff. The instructions I have on taking it are
from my father, a pharmacist, and I trust what he says on it - but do
what works for you! Find out what your body does well on and stay with
that, I say.
At Tue, 17 Apr 2001, The wrote:
>
>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:
>>
>>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.
>>
>>Hope that made sense - you're fine and definitely stay with what your
>>doctor or pharmacist tells you about it!
>>
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