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(also known as Glucophage, Fortamet, Riomet, Glumetza)
Metformin is used to treat a type of diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) called type 2 diabetes. With this type of diabetes, insulin produced by the pancreas is not able to get sugar into the cells of the body where it can work properly. Using metformin alone, with a type of oral antidiabetic medicine called a sulfon... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Polycystic Ovarian Synd... | 896 |
76% |
| Diabetes Type 2 | 813 |
90% |
| Infertility | 405 |
72% |
| Diabetes Type 1 | 21 |
90% |
| Miscarriage | 8 |
100% |
Overall, 81% (2211
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Metformin Reviews
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Helps me not be ravishly hungry.
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works great!
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Seems to be working well.
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keeps me in the bathroom
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Seven yrs ago I tried this, and it didn't do much, but I didn't give it much of a chance.
I'm trying this again...we'll see what happens...
I'm trying this again...we'll see what happens...
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OK
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Still using & feeling more balanced.
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on 1700/day
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Worked like a charm...now the Naval doc wont' give it to me...says I have to do it on my own. Usual side effects...definitely had to take slowly to build up a tolerance.
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It hurt my stomach
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REALLY helped my PCOS symptoms (hair loss, mood swings, etc)
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Been on it for years.
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Taking metrormin to manage my diabetes.
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IT'S HELPING ,SOMEWHAT OR WHO KNOWS WHAT IT WOULD BE LAST I CHECK IT IT WAS 276
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for Type 2 diabetes its under control and my tests have been normal
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Glumetza
2nd day of treatment. i woke up feeling awesome. nausea is starting in, but its really mild. but it beats everything else i've tried. this form of m... [More] -
Glumetza
It's the newest form (so im told) of a slow release metformin pill. I have been trying for 8 years to stick with metformin. Guess what? This one ha... [More] -
Glumetza
If you were having any intestinal symptoms with Metformin (for Diabetes Type 11 or PCOS) then your Dr. would switch you to Glumetza to lessen gastroin... [More] -
glucophage
has anyone had any problems with their period after starting metformin? my period is here ne day and gone the next and its been that way for about a w... [More] -
Glumetza
My RE gave me a new med called Glumetza to replace Metformin. I am not diabetic (she keeps re-affirming this) and I don't have POCS. I am not sure w... [More]
