Metformin 500 mg and Side Effects

Three years ago my wife was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic.She completely changed her diet and gradually lost about 100 lbs.She took Metformin 500mg and followed the exact recommended dosage.By testing her blood twice a day and keeping a log book certain foods were eliminated.Last year our family doctor told her if her blood tests stayed the same for 1 year she could stop using Metformin 500mg.Her last test in early August 2018,came through as normal,and Metformin 500mg was stopped.It was then that the side effects for her became glaringly obvious.The thick callouses on her feet just fell off,the skin between her toes stopped peeling and her dry mouth from no saliva returned to normal.

I was on this for 4 years.Did some research & talked with Dr. I trusted. First thing he said is to get as much of processed white flour out of diet. No fruit juice, eat whole fruit instead! I am now off the drug & have low A1C. Just know your own system. Some need the help.

I am a retired nurse. The best wound care seminar I went to was given by a pharmacist. Thank you for this .....very informative.

Did not take the Metformin. I just lost 50 pounds, began a sugar free, low sodium, low but good fats and more veggies than I could ever believe diet. Only fish aand poultry. This straightened out diabetes, all numbers are good. Exercise too. Feel great. I hope this stay the way it is. I have maintained for a year.

Really helpful. Thanks for doing this. One thing I've learned is that we have to be proactive, and it really helps to have some helpful information so that we can talk to our physicians with at least some bit of knowledge. Again thanks!

Helped my wife, 38yo - and told she could never get pregnant - get pregnant. My sister in law too. Both have PCOS. My wife was originally taking it for lowering sugar. What a surprise and blessing.

I had a serious issue with Metformin. 18 months ago I spent 4 days in ICU due to extremely low BP (60/40), caused by dehydration. I don't have a colon (full colectomy 10 years ago) so most of my fluids expel anally. I had an episode where I was getting extremely thirsty, so I drank more water. Without a colon I was not recirculating electrolytes or harmones and the water flushed out what little I had. The emergency staff told me that Metformin exacerbates water loss. My doctor subsequently had me stop taking it. Recently I engaged in a long fast and now do intermittent fasting on a keto diet. My blood sugar went from a high of 412 a month ago and average of 222 over the last 3 months to an average of 139 within the last week. I'm 71yo and intend to stick around.

My mother is type 2 diabetic 68 years old and she was on metformin for 3 years and since the year 2 started experiencing severe constipation along with real bad muscle cramps and pain in the soles of feet to the degree she would wake up in the night with this pain. I did some research only to discover thousands of other people also reported these same issues. I decided to gradually wean her off metformin while paying carefull attention to her diet and reducing carbs considerably. after about a week of abandoning metformin all her issues were resolved and because of the lw carb diet her blood sugar readigs were also within normal range. She is like a new person. Please be carefull with this medication blood sugar can be controlled through diet alone and my personal opinion is this drug is a huge money spinning scam. T2 diabetes can be fully controlled through diet alone.

I've only been on it for 3 months, 2000 mg's daily, and have no side effects. It obviously effects people differently so if it will help, use it. If its not worth the adverse reactions you may suffer, opt for another med and hope for the best. Good luck and health to all.

Thank you for doing this video. It was really interesting, i have been on metformin for 15 years for pcos and never knew half of this information.

I experienced episodes of hypoglycaemia , Vitamin B-12 deficiency symptoms like dizziness, blurry vision, numbness of sole etc . I stopped Metformin and controlled my blood sugar exercises, low carb diet . I gradually recovered from the side effects .

I’ve been on Metformin 500mg for 5 years and this is very informative helped me as I had no idea, thank you.

Made me sick to my stomach every day I used it. Was told I needed to eat carbs with it and I asked what is the point of that if carbs is what got me to the place of needing it?

The problem I had with Metformin is that my eyes go crazy. My glasses didn't work and everything was fuzzy. Got off of it and then my eyes settled down. I haven't had any eye problems in 5 years now. And have not needed to change my glasses. I get my eyes checked every two years now.

Youtube is a great platform to whatever the fork of medication you have to talk about. Keep it up!

A few days of taking this caused a severe skin rash over most of my body.This was ongoing for almost two years.Massive doses of steroids finally reduced the rashes,but to this day I still have skin problems after four years.

Diarrhea is a big problem for me. After about six months I had big diarrhea events 2 to 3 times PER DAY. Been off it for well over a year, but I'm finding that the MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE injectables have the same side effect, but only about one day a week shortly after taking the one per week injections - several different brands. I'm currently on a Keto diet and it is not only bringing my weight down, but with much lower sugar and carb intake, my blood sugar level is coming down. I am looking forward to becoming a former Type 2 Diebetic. My doc knows about the keto diet but he never mentioned it until I did. He agrees that if I can continue I'll be able to "fire" him. He says several patients have been able to do this. WHY DON"T THEY TELL US ABOUT IT TO BEGIN WITH?

Having listened to this talk, I can't help wondering if the side affects are worst then the health issues. Depending on how serious the issues are. Just sayin!

Thanks for the information, just started using metformin

My diabetic Nurse gave me metformin ...I started to take it , I noticed that I was getting out of breath a lot quicker , it affected my back , and made me put in weight , since stopping taking it , its got better .