Is Anyone Else on 500mg per day of Metformin??

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Permalink Reply by Ellie on May 18, 2009 at 2:04pm

I had the same issue. My doc put me on ER specifically to try to fight dawn phenomenon, and the very day I started it, my fasting went up 10 points! And continued high till I got back on regular.

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Permalink Reply by Clee on May 18, 2009 at 7:09am

I take metformin 1000 mg 3 times a day (with each meal). My endocrinologist had me on this and my internal medicine doctor told me to take it only twice a day. However, when I did the 2 x a day, my blood glucose was very high. I went back to 3 x a day and it went back to being just fine. When I revewed my prescription, the internal medicine doctor was concerend that I would go hypo. I told her that I would keep an eye on it and would let her know AND cut back to 2 x a day. So far that (hypo) has not happened.

You probably ask, why would you have your internal medicine doctor prescribe your metformin? The answer to that is, I don't need to see my endocrinologist as often as I need to see my internal medicine doctor. I see my endocrinologist only when I feel as if there is a major problem with my glucose and at the urging of may internal medicine doctor if she feels she cannot handle the problem (if there is a problem, which has not happened). My internal medicine dotor will ALSO do my A1c, just as my endocrinologist and send the results of the A1c and all other tests that I have under her to my endocrinologist.

My medicine is rolled all into one tablet, so I take what is known as glyburine/metformin 5/500. (glyburide 5 mg/metformin 500 mg).

For me, just 2 x a day was ineffective.

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Permalink Reply by jaxmeier on May 18, 2009 at 10:49am

I am on 1000 per day. At first it didn't work. My numbers were all over the place and I had the cramps etc. Then I went off it for a few days and completely went off caffeine. My numbers were good for a few days, then started swinging again, but not as high this time. I went back on the Metformin without any caffeine and am now hitting lows in the 70-80 range every day. I haven't been over 140 in a week. No cramps or other digestive issues either, and I am back to losing weight. I want to go another 20 lbs and am eating a low carb (not 0 carb) diet.

Try eliminating caffeine and see if that helps you. It is a major digestive irritant, and does have an effect on muscle function. It may change your metabolism enough to make 500 mg effective.

jax

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Permalink Reply by Jovanni de Jesus on May 18, 2009 at 2:23pm

I am! 500mg, 3x/day. so far, so good.

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Permalink Reply by LAURA MANTLO on May 19, 2009 at 1:04pm

I am on 500 mg twice daily of Metformin, totaling 1000 mg daily. I used to take the regular Metformin, but It caused me problems, so my doctor gave me the enteric coated Metformin (ER tablets). So far it has worked (with my problems), but doesn't seem to control my blood sugars very well.

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Permalink Reply by Andy on May 22, 2009 at 2:16pm

How long have you been on it Laura? Do you exercise as well>

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Permalink Reply by Beth Nagle de Szego on May 22, 2009 at 4:07pm

Hi!
I take 850 mg. of Metformin 3X a day....yes, there are some "back door" side effects, but basically I tolerate it well. This was my starting dosage. It seems to be helping. I went from Ac1 of almost 9 to a now comfortable 6.8!

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Permalink Reply by paul thennes on November 11, 2009 at 7:49pm

I take 500mg a day and it does fairly well of keeping my blodd sugar down I'm a type 2 diabetic.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Underwood on November 12, 2009 at 5:51pm

Iam on metformin, just the 500 mg, it works ok for me, my sugars dont go into the 7 mol range, just kind of hangs in the high 6's after meals. Generally low 5's pre- meals. it feels like it has stabelising effect on my sugars, or seems to average out the blood sugars? god knows? . i dont get extreme lows or highs anymore, but that might be to do with the fact that iam now close to target weight and my low gi diet seems to be working- the diet controlled method which i was on to start with - i had crazy lows - in the 3's and then up into the 7's for post meals . now i just get the 5's on metfformin .
Iam just begining the journey and recently diagnosed . i am thinking of taking 1500 mg a day as my doctor requested it, as it seems to be standard practice to just get you on the high doses ASAP . Maybe its just to get ac1 back to normal. Iam thinking of taking the large dose , even if its just to shut the doctor up for 6 months, my first ac1 was 6.7 .

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Permalink Reply by Varena Ngai on November 12, 2009 at 6:22pm

Hi Twix, I started with 500mg a day 15 years ago. It worked very well for a few years but my bg crept up slowly. More exercise and dieting didn't work. My endo was concerned as I wasn't eating much, yet my bg went up. I'm now on 1000mg a day with shots too. Metformin gives me gastric problems. I have to take it after meals. Had a dozen polyps removed from my stomach 3 years ago. Had tried other medication but only metformin works best. 1000mg gave me diarrhea but that went away after a month.

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