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What Causes Severe Gastrointestinal Distress After Taking Metformin?

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Posted on Fri, 7 Aug 2015
Question: Metformin adversely affects me. I get severe gastric distress and cannot leave my house for fear of bowel accidents. My doctor took me off of Metformin at my insistence. He has offered no replacement but my blood glucose levels have increased. I was staying at normal fasting test and now am between 150 and 200. Evening tests go as high as around 300. Right now I take 1.8 of Victoza before breakfast and 65 of Lantus Solostar at bedtime. Is there nothing but Metformin?
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Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (19 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
There are many other options

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.
There are many other medicine you can try.
However, I feel that the doctor is trying to stop the medicine for your problem and continue insulin only which you are already taking.
I think it would be better off to meet him once again.
Of course there are many other options best of which I consider as sitagliptin and the related group.
Monitoring of the augers is essential. if I have a record of the actual sugar chart , I may be able to help you find the best solution for your problem.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope that the information contained in this message will be able to help you find the best solution for your problem. Best of luck. Dr Mittal.
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What Causes Severe Gastrointestinal Distress After Taking Metformin?

Brief Answer: There are many other options Detailed Answer: Hi there, I have read your message. I think I can help you. There are many other medicine you can try. However, I feel that the doctor is trying to stop the medicine for your problem and continue insulin only which you are already taking. I think it would be better off to meet him once again. Of course there are many other options best of which I consider as sitagliptin and the related group. Monitoring of the augers is essential. if I have a record of the actual sugar chart , I may be able to help you find the best solution for your problem. I have tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope that the information contained in this message will be able to help you find the best solution for your problem. Best of luck. Dr Mittal.