[dkeasterbrook1969]

Anybody out take this med? Do you like it or have problems in the past taking it. I'm have a lot of up's and down with my sugar level . Taking 500mg twice a day....

[pjimenez50]

I use to take that 3x a day it only causes kidney to hurt I stop taking it my sugars were all over the placed

[KarenBo]

Just started @ 2 weeks ago. Not handling well in first few days (felt drained/weak). Now I take it with lunch and dinner bc I don't eat much for breakfast. I have to be at work at 7:30. I'm taking 500mg 2x a day also. Adjusting better now. I check BG every morning to see where I am at.

[JeremyJL]

I've only been on it for a little over a week - had stomach issues at first but that is gone. but not sure if it is working or not.....does this med take some time to work? Also feeling very overwhelmed by this diagnosis.

[goobalicious78]

I take 1000 mgs 2x a day and mine still rise and fall

[k8187]

I just started taking my meds again. Including metformin. I hate it cause I don't like the stomach ache side effects. It's also why I stopped for a while. But I'm back on it again and it does work even if it kills my stomach. I take 2000 a day. 500 after breakfast, 500 after lunch and 1000 after dinner. With portioned and healthy eating plus some walking, it has gotten as low as 88. Good luck

[RickT]

Been taking Metformin since Oct '14. I'm high in the morning and low late afternoon. Dr tells me that for some reason I'm one of the individuals that read high in the AM. In Oct my A1c was 8.1 today I'm tracking 6.2.

[lmpotthoff]

Originally Posted by RickT

Been taking Metformin since Oct '14. I'm high in the morning and low late afternoon. Dr tells me that for some reason I'm one of the individuals that read high in the AM. In Oct my A1c was 8.1 today I'm tracking 6.2.

My BG is higher in the morning too. About 125 to 137. I think the Trazadone that I take to sleep at night might be affecting it. Do you take anything in the evening that could be causing a high morning reading?

I stopped taking my Metformin a couple of months ago but stopped b/c of diarrhea. I just started it again this morning. I"m hoping that after a few days the stomach problems will go away.

Best to you!
Lisa

[echo52]

I have been taking Metformin for years, 1000 mgs in the morning and 1000 mgs at bedtime. I have zero effects from it. Metformin works well for me and controls my blood sugar provided that I eat sensibly. I am 69 years old and have been a diabetic for 25 years.

[wucf]

I am on Janumet which combines Metformin and Sitagliptin once a day it works well. At first I took Metformin by itself and was very sick back in 6/2014 but now much better