Does anyone feel so sick with Metformin?!
Question: I take 500mg Metformin twice daily for diabetes type 2. I hate those pills. Im sick and weak everyday for 2 weeks now. I made an appointment for next week Im gonna complain to my doctor I just cannot live like that. Id rather go on Atkins and keep my blood controlled that way.
Answers: I take 500mg Metformin twice daily for diabetes type 2. I hate those pills. Im sick and weak everyday for 2 weeks now. I made an appointment for next week Im gonna complain to my doctor I just cannot live like that. Id rather go on Atkins and keep my blood controlled that way.
Metformin can do that, especially in the beginning. It wrecked my stomach until I adjusted to it. I was on massive doses of it before I went on insulin.
Atkins is NOT a good idea and not a healthy way to control diabetes. You should really talk to a nutritionist to learn portions, balance and moderation.
It might be too much. My grandma was taking the same amount and her sugar dropped down into the 40s and 50s. She was very weak and had a lot of night sweats. Be sure you take your sugar readings to your doctor. We did and her doctor cut her dosage in half and now,thank goodness my grandma is doing much, much better.
Best to you!
While Metformin didn't seem to have any noticeable ill affects while I was taking it, once I got off it, the energy I've been experiencing is amazing.
The Atkins diet, while having some merits, is not nearly the best diet for a diabetic. Dr. Fuhrman, Dr. Quillin, and Dr. McDougall have far more effective diets at controlling insulin resistance. Since (mostly) following a blend of the three, I've kept track of my numbers:
Date: /fasting am /meds /2 hrs after dinner.
Dec. 13: /83 /0 /n/a
Dec. 14: /75 /0 /n/a
Dec. 15: /68 /0 /n/a
Dec. 16: /87 /0 /n/a
Dec. 17: /82 /0 /n/a
Dec. 18: /103 /0 /n/a
Dec. 19: /140* /(1-500mg Metformin) /111
Dec. 20: /91 /0 /89
Dec. 21: /n/a
2 week avg: 90mg/dl
*The night before this reading, my diet was goofed up by a major dietary derailment