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 [...]

Are You Riding The Metformin “Side-Effect Roller Coaster,” – Some Thoughts About Getting Off The Side Effects Roller Coaster Often Starts Here For those of us diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic, the shock of having this disease can be overwhelming. Here you are running these Dangerous High Blood Sugar Readings’ and did not know it, what a lifestyle shock. The good news is that you do understand the dangers of diabetes and are there to take action. Then BANG, you have Serious Side Effects from the [...]

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 [...]

Diabetics on Metformin are often shocked and surprised by the Explosive Side-Effect of diarrhea that they experience almost immediately.  (-Occurring in up to 53.2 percent of people, study below.) Listen to the “voice of just one shocked individual” from a national blog, reaching out for help.   DOES THIS Blog Entry SOUND FAMILIAR? “I am on 500 mgs of metformin 3 x per day. I first took it last night at 10 p.m. and every eight hours thereafter, so today was my first full day of being on [...]

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, [...]

With the increasing number of people around the world suffering from diabetes mellitus, more and more remedies have been developed. Patients are commonly victims of type 2-diabetes mellitus- the type which presents late in life. As such, it is commonly termed as a lifestyle disease unlike the type 1 that is more or less induced by inborn errors resulting to insulin absence. This condition can be traced to run among families. It manifests early for those who feast on sweet food or those with carbohydrates [...]

The equilibrium in blood glucose production, release, absorption and utilization is maintained by the simultaneous and uninterrupted functioning of the liver, pancreas, blood, hormones like insulin, cells and the brain. Without properly and adequately working body organs and substances, there can either be an unprecedented rise or fall in the level of glucose in the blood or in the cell. These possibilities can result into detrimental events in the body. Glucose is the primary food of the cells. [...]

The radical change in people’s lifestyle from the unhealthy preference for fast-food and ultra sweet desserts, to the sedentary computer age down to the early-onset smoking and drinking, a lot of lifestyle diseases have started to emerge. One of these fast growing illnesses is Diabetes Mellitus, particularly the type-2 diabetes. This is a blood sugar disorder where glucose rises uncontrollably in the blood due to reduced sensitivity of the hormone insulin. This is produced by the beta cells of [...]

Type- 2 Diabetes or Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease condition where insulin sensitivity is reduced. This condition arises late in adulthood usually affecting the 40s to 50s age group.  The result of this insulin resistance is the inability of the blood glucose to enter the cell much like one who cannot enter a house without a key. As a result, blood glucose piles up in the blood stream causing a multitude of unfavorable circumstances like sluggish blood flow and poor [...]

(This gets a little technical – but stick with it.) Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic agent is the drug class that is used in treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. These drugs differ from insulin that they don’t directly provide insulin to the body. These hypoglycemic agents function in different ways depending on the group they belong to. For example, Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors slow down absorption of glucose from the gut. Sulfonylureas, Meglitinides, and D-phenylalanine derivatives increase [...]

Metformin is a first line drug in treating diabetes mellitus type 2. It belongs to the biguanide class, which acts by preventing the liver from producing glucose and releasing them into the blood. Also, Metformin induces an increase in the sensitivity of muscles and fats to insulin to enhance their glucose uptake, thereby decreasing the amount of glucose in the blood stream. As you might already know, this disease has a way of thickening the blood making it harder to transport nutrients throughout [...]

Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic agent under the family of biguanides. It is taken by mouth usually at a frequency of one to three times a day, for the immediate release form. On the other hand, the extended release form is taken once in the evening with meal. The action of this drug is to help regulate blood glucose by preventing glucose production by the liver. It also helps increase the muscles’ and fats’ sensitivity to insulin to increase their uptake of glucose. This way, a controlled amount [...]