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Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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Metformin and diahrrea

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Hi - I'm new to this board, recently diagnosed with T2. My first A1C reading was 8.4 and I've been prescribed Metformin 500 2x/day. Since I've started taking this (last Tuesday), I have diahrrea 30 minutes after I eat anything. I know it's one side effect, but does it go away?
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Yes it did go away for me when I was on Metformin. Good Luck This disease can be managed.
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I had problems with meftformin for a couple of weeks with intestinal problems but it did go away. I take one 500 a day right now. I was diagnosed in sept. It will help bring your blood sugar down and hopefully you'll have a lower A1C. I see my doctor next week to see if I need to go to 2 since I can't get my morning blood sugar where I want it. Thanks for posting. I hope you have a good day.
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I had awful problems with metformin and they took me off it and put me on Avandi which I also had (different) problems with so I was taken off that but not before it had given me BP problems.
I would talk to your dr as he might want to decrease the dose or try something else.
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The backdoor trots are supposed to wear off after a couple of weeks -- but be patient! For me it took over a month.
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Backdoor trots...that's great! I never heard that one before!
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Its important to the Metformin on a full stomach. You didn't mention when you take it.

I had two doctors that did not tell me this and then I started seeing an endocrinologist this June and he informed that you take it on a full stomach. Since then I don't have any diarrhea.
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I took Metformin also. I was constantly with diahrrea, took it a long time. Thought I was having stomach problems. Finally my doctor took me off of it. Got better. Then later was put back on it and it started again. I just couldn't take it neither can my mother. It never went away for us.
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It goes away in most in the first 2-3 weeks of therapy but starting at 500 mg once a day and increasing to 500 mg twice a day after 3 days could have helped out
Dr O.
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It never went away for me. I tried it for month stretches at a time a few times. I finally gave up on it. He can check my profile to see what has worked for me.
Gene
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It did the same thing to me, I eased myself in to the dose. I stopped it for awhile and when I went back on again my doc gave me metformin xr I believe it was called, it's extended release and I never battled any dirreah, don't quote me on the name I don't remember the name exactly but it was a totally diff medication for me
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I heard about the extended release Metformin. I'm going to give this another couple of months and if it's still bad I'll talk to my doctor about it.
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