How long until I see results (blood sugar drop) from taking Metformin?!
Question: How long until I see results (blood sugar drop) from taking Metformin.?
I have been taking 500 mg of Metformin for 1 week now along with a very precise diet (50 carbs a meal) and have not seen a drop in my blood sugar levels. They remain between 290 on an empby stomach and 350-400 2 hrs after eating. Is Metformin or blood sugars somthing that takes longer to control.?Health Question & Answer
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Because metformin can have some intestinal side effects that are unpleasant but usually temporary, people usually start off at 500 mg/day and gradually ramp up to a higher dose, depending on how well they tolerate it and on how well it is controlling their BG levels. It can a week or two to see any effect.
That said, it's quite possible that 50 grams of carbs per meal is too high for you. I know it would be waaay too high for me -- I try for a maximum of 15 g per meal, and no more than 60-75 g per day. If I ate 50 g at one sitting, my BG would skyrocket.
I currently take 1500 mg metformin per day (500 mg 3 times a day). With the combination of metformin, regular exercise, and much tighter carb restrictions than you are currently on, my BG levels are as follows:
fasting: 75-80
peak (about 45 minutes after meals): 95-120
two hours after meals: return to normal, about 85
A1c: 5.1
Here's a link to the best piece of advice I got when I was first diagnosed as a T2, several years ago. It used to be reposted almost daily in the alt.support.diabetes newsgroup, before it was overrun by trolls.
Jennifer's Advice to the Newly Diagnosed:
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newl...
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That said, it's quite possible that 50 grams of carbs per meal is too high for you. I know it would be waaay too high for me -- I try for a maximum of 15 g per meal, and no more than 60-75 g per day. If I ate 50 g at one sitting, my BG would skyrocket.
I currently take 1500 mg metformin per day (500 mg 3 times a day). With the combination of metformin, regular exercise, and much tighter carb restrictions than you are currently on, my BG levels are as follows:
fasting: 75-80
peak (about 45 minutes after meals): 95-120
two hours after meals: return to normal, about 85
A1c: 5.1
Here's a link to the best piece of advice I got when I was first diagnosed as a T2, several years ago. It used to be reposted almost daily in the alt.support.diabetes newsgroup, before it was overrun by trolls.
Jennifer's Advice to the Newly Diagnosed:
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newl...
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Metformin is best suited for initial monotherapy in obese pts with severe insulin resistance & dislipidemia. When monotherapy does not result in acceptable bl suger reduction (acceptable control) it should be combined with a sulfonylurea & /or other oral antidiabetic agents.pl do exercise & follow diet as per your physician advice.your doctor may increas dose of metformin before adding add. tabs.Health Question & Answer
I'm on 500mg of Metformin and it took my blood glucose levels to fall from 404 to a normal range of 80-130 about 2 and half weeks. Doing some sort of light aerobic activity will help your numbers get down more quickly.Health Question & Answer