Re: Anyone taking Metformin? to Walt

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<<< ----- Original Message ----- From: Walt :Tuesday, November 12, 2002

1:43 PM: Anyone taking Metformin?>>>

Walt,

Do you take anyother meds for your sugar being high? I was on Glucovance and

my insurance made it a non-formulary drug, so I can't take it unless I want to

pay full price which I can't not afford. So mr doc put me on Glucotrol Xl 10mg

and Glucophage in the generic form witch is the Metformin. These two meds when

used together are supposed to have the same effect as the Glucovance. So far

I'm not getting as good as control with the Glucotrol XL 10 mg and the

Metformin. They have increased my Metformin to 3x a day. One with each

meals. This is all I know about metformin. I have never heard of it used of

for pain control. Call your local pharmacy and see who makes Metformin, I

think it might be Bristo-Myers, Squibb Co. and get there phone number and call

them to see how it suppose to help with pain control. If you find out anything

on how it helps pain control, please let me know. Thanks.

Take Care,

Louie in WV

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The glucovance comes in 5/500 and 10/500-sometimes the glucotrol needs to be

20-40mg a day to make it relatively equivalent since the 5 and 10 of the

glucovance is equal to 10 and 20 mg of glucotrol- I'm a family practice

doctor and I don't know of anyway that either of these would be helpful in

pain management just high sugars

Re: Anyone taking Metformin? to Walt

> <<< ----- Original Message ----- From: Walt :Tuesday, November 12,

2002 1:43 PM: Anyone taking Metformin?>>>

>

> Walt,

> Do you take anyother meds for your sugar being high? I was on Glucovance

and

> my insurance made it a non-formulary drug, so I can't take it unless I

want to

> pay full price which I can't not afford. So mr doc put me on Glucotrol Xl

10mg

> and Glucophage in the generic form witch is the Metformin. These two meds

when

> used together are supposed to have the same effect as the Glucovance. So

far

> I'm not getting as good as control with the Glucotrol XL 10 mg and the

> Metformin. They have increased my Metformin to 3x a day. One with each

> meals. This is all I know about metformin. I have never heard of it used

of

> for pain control. Call your local pharmacy and see who makes Metformin,

I

> think it might be Bristo-Myers, Squibb Co. and get there phone number and

call

> them to see how it suppose to help with pain control. If you find out

anything

> on how it helps pain control, please let me know. Thanks.

>

> Take Care,

> Louie in WV

>

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