[Moonglo]

Originally Posted by dinosaurfood

Metformin completely messes up my digestive tract. I am looking for a different medication but don't know what's out there. I won't be able to a see an endocrinologist for three weeks and my feet are burning.

Feet are burning? Wow... I've never heard of that as a side effect of the metformin. If I was you, I'd be tempted to call my pharmacist and find out if they have ever heard of that either... it might not be the metformin causing this. Then again anything's possible.

How is your bg control right now?

[Subby]

Feet burning can be the result of changing your blood sugar - down for example - you may be having nerves and blood vessels re-awakening. People do find this happens after a long time of heightened blood sugars. But I think you need to get back to your doctor if things are going on you are just not sure about. Let us know more about your situation!

[NewdestinyX]

Originally Posted by dinosaurfood

Metformin completely messes up my digestive tract. I am looking for a different medication but don't know what's out there. I won't be able to a see an endocrinologist for three weeks and my feet are burning.

How long have you tried staying on it? For some of us it took as long as 5 weeks of the lower digestive tract issues -- but you 'will stabilize'. I was about ready to throw in the towel and my doc told me to hang in there. I did.. And now all pain is gone. It's a hard trip, Dinosaur -- but there really is no better main medication for T2Diabetes than the Metformin. What does are you on? When your blood sugar gets under control the feet burning should subside.. It has with me -- when my sugar is lower it's fine -- when it gets high that's the first place I feel it.

[NewdestinyX]

Originally Posted by Moonglo

Feet are burning? Wow... I've never heard of that as a side effect of the metformin. If I was you, I'd be tempted to call my pharmacist and find out if they have ever heard of that either... it might not be the metformin causing this. Then again anything's possible.

How is your bg control right now?

Feet burning isn't a side effect of Metformin, Moon, it's a symptom/complication of uncontrolled blood sugar. It's part of what's called Neuropathy that we hear tell of around here. When my sugar is high I feel it too.

[telizas]

I would give it a few months. Try to take it at the same time every day.

If, after 2-3 months you still have stomach issues, then I would try something different. I suffered for over 2 years and it never stopped - I thought I had colitis. BUT, I am not the norm, and to be sure, if it didn't make me sick I'd rather me on oral meds.

[ChristyJ]

I was on Metformin, 500mg x 2 a day and it gave me the same digestive problems. My doc switched me to the time release version, 500 x1 a day and the symptoms vanished. Also, always take it with food.