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What Medicines Other Than Metformin Are Their To Use?
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Ive been taken metformin for my diabetes. however side effects on my stomach arent good, ive tried to take it with food and it dont work out any better.
what other medicines are their to help with diabetes and how to take them?
i see my dr thursday and would like to have something to suggest
thanks
christopher

posted September 3, 2019
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A DiabetesTeam Member

i'm on jardiance pill it is amazing. my numbers are normal for a change.

posted December 11, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

I was put on metformin when I found out I had diabetes and had a very bad side effects from it. I ask my doctor about the other medications and she said they all have bad side effects. I could not go thru anything like that again. I thought I was going to die from the metformin. she suggested insulin. and said it does not have any side effects and I could use the epi pen which I donot feel at all. it works great. with no pain. with the epi pen you donot even feel it go in. and no side effects. I could not ask for more.best decision I have ever made.

posted October 5, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

Have U tried glumetza er which is metformin but it realeases slower and doesn’t cause the same stomach upset.. I also started with metformin..

posted September 18, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

One of my other doctors took my blood a few weeks ago and his assistant just called to tell me my A1C went down to 6.7 (from 7.0).....this was before I went off one of my metformin tabs. I have a new primary doctor who will be taking my blood in a few more weeks so I will be curious to see if getting off that pm metformin has had any affect on my blood sugar. If it goes up, I may have to switch meds like you did. I will see about the bydureon you are taking now. How has it been working for you? The key to keeping blood sugar down is eating right, losing weight, and exercising. I walk about 2 1/2 miles 5-7 days a week. Since I have lost several pounds, my blood sugar has really dropped. A couple of months ago, it was up to 7.5.

posted September 7, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

Metformin is free on my plan. I had been taking one 500 mg tab in the am, but when my doctor saw that my A1C went up over 7 he put me on an additional 500 mg at night (I went on a cruise and really blew it!). I was having stomach problems too, so I went ahead, got my A1C down (ate right, lost weight), and then took it upon myself to stop the pm tab (my doctor retired, but I will be going to another doctor next month). Now I am back to normal. My nutritionist suggested that maybe I should find another med to replace the metformin, but I do not want to be paying a high price on my plan for it. If my A1C is good, I really want to continue with the one tab in the am. By the way Christopher, what will the ozempic be costing you? I have seen it advertised on TV but cannot remember if it is a tab or a non-insulin injection. I think those injection-type medications are very expensive.

posted September 5, 2019

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