Comments from another Metformin victims – Direct from a well-known National Diabetes Blog! Member says: “Explosive Gas. My dr had me start on 1 x 500 mg for 7 days, then 2 X per day for 7 days, then finally up to the full dose of 500 mg 3x per day. The side effects were horrible on the first 2 days, then again the first day of 1000mg, and the first week of 1500 mg. I found sandwiching them during a meal helped the most (a few bites, the drugs, then finish).I took some pepto-bismol or gas-x [...]

Sadly, here is another comment from a Pain-Filled Diabetic suffering from the surprise of Nausea & Vomiting. Live from a well-known National Blog: “I was just started on Metformin 500 ER and was not ale to tolerate it. It gave me severe nausea, stomach pain, dizziness, etc. I am not going to take it again. Has anyone had this? If so, what replacements did you use? I was also prescribed Byetta, which I’m a little nervous about taking due to the possibility of nausea. But I will try it [...]

Type 2-Diabetes or Late-Onset Diabetes is a serious chronic metabolic condition that induces poor systemic perfusion due to sluggish blood flow. This is due to greater than normal levels of blood sugar that pile up in the absence of sensitive insulin receptors. As a result, cells in various organs like the heart, brain, eyes, kidneys and the like are heavily affected. Commonly, patients with diabetes suffer from blindness, kidney failure, stroke, heart disease and amputation. In the United States, [...]