Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Anyone out there take Metformin? I just started it today, and the pharmacist says it doesn't matter if you take it with food or not, the bottle says take it with food, and various websites say absolutely do NOT take it with food, and other websites say absolutely do NOT take on an empty stomach! Help! LoL! pandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 I take it and Actos (45 mg.), I am currently taking 1500 mg. of metformin- doc wanted me to take 2000 but my poor little pouch couldn't take that much. My doc told me to take it WITH foodsince it was upsetting my pouch so darn much. I've been doing it that way for almost three years and my last A1c was 6.1 so it appears to be working just fine. Also, I have to split it up into three doses with three meals or.....you guessed it, pouch gets angry. Alice The Loon RNY 12/28/00 > Anyone out there take Metformin? I just started it today, and the > pharmacist says it doesn't matter if you take it with food or not, the > bottle says take it with food, and various websites say absolutely do > NOT take it with food, and other websites say absolutely do NOT take on > an empty stomach! Help! LoL! > > pandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Thanks to you and everyone else who answered here and privately. The consensus is to definitely take with food. Also, welcome to all the new grads!!!!! pandy =) I take it and Actos (45 mg.), I am currently taking 1500 mg. of metformin- doc wanted me to take 2000 but my poor little pouch couldn't take that much. My doc told me to take it WITH foodsince it was upsetting my pouch so darn much. I've been doing it that way for almost three years and my last A1c was 6.1 so it appears to be working just fine. Also, I have to split it up into three doses with three meals or.....you guessed it, pouch gets angry. Alice The Loon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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