Re: How do we avoid the side effects of Metformin/Glucophage?
From: anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 10:24:25 -0600 (CST)
Kari,
I'm taking glucophage xr I recently tried regular glucophage, there was
a major increase in the gi side effects so I switched back. I'm taking
1500mg 500 at breakfast and 1000 at dinner. I always take it during the
meal and have only had problems at the beginning and after increases and
it usually lasts only a couple of weeks and isn't that bad.
Good luck with it.
--
Anne
At Sat, 24 Nov 2001, Kari wrote:
>
>I had taken 1000 mg of glucophage two years ago and then quit (no ovulation,
>digestive tract symptoms). After 9 months of Avandia, weight gain and edema
>plus horrible migraines, but no sign of ovulation in progesterone tests, I'm
>phasing back over to the glucophage.
>
>Are there specific types of eating, timing that any of you have found
>particularly successful in minimizing the side effects? I'm looking for
>some specifics here...what to eat and when to eat it. Thanks in advance for
>any input/
>
>On another note, found another ignorant doctor. It amazes me that doctors
>of any variety don't know the difference between IR and diabetes. I had an
>Orthopedic appt and he's not the first to treat me like i'm in denial about
>having diabetes ("Why aren't you testing your blood sugar levels?"). I do
>know what's wrong with me, I've been treated in Dr. Reaven's research group
>and by a fine RE at Stanford, so i'm not misinformed as to my test results.
>Part of me feels the obligation to educate them - you can be IR and not
>diabetic, etc., but isn't it there job to know these things?
>
>--
>Kari
>
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