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Originally Posted by panda692  Thank you so much for all the help. We are looking to get a blood glucose testing set to self monitor and take Metformin as required.
Kind regards,
Panda.  |
You can't really take Metformin "as required" it has to build up in your system generally and can take weeks to reach its full effectiveness, so just popping one now and then like an aspirin probably isn't going to do much good.
I'd talk to his doctor about alternative medications.
I've been struggling for a year now to find a dose and timing with metformin that I can live with. The intestinal issues can be severe... I'd switch to something else, but for someone in good control, it's probably the best med out there, if you can tolerate it.
jim
