I am a diabetic. I am taking tablets containing metformin. It upsets my stomach and causes diarrhoea. Suggest some other tablets instead of metformin compounds ?

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You can try taking it immediately after food. I can help you change your medicine tough metformin is the cornnerstone of therapy. It is not as easy task to control blood sugar in the desired normal range. Whatever we eat is metabolised to sugar in the body to provide energy for our daily activities. For the absolute control, one has to monitor his / her blood sugar at regular intervals (self-monitoring of blood glucose? smbg). Though difficult, this can be done by a glucometer and keep a record. Get an idea of fasting sugar (fbs) and 2 hours after food (ppbs) and check before dinner and after every major food. The basic idea is to reduce the food intake to 1/3 of what you take now. The dictum of sugar control is diet, exercise, diet + medicine and at later stage medicine+ insulin will be needed. For sugar control there is the need for regular advice and follow up. Just one time consultation or advice is not enough to guide a diabetic in scientifically & medically correct manner. For giving you regular follow up you ask me privately with all details like your daily eating pattern and medicines you take. I assure you a proper guidance. If you keep in touch. send me the reports as I suggested.

Sajeev Kumar · Accepted Answer

You can try taking it immediately after food. I can help you change your medicine tough metformin is the cornnerstone of therapy. It is not as easy task to control blood sugar in the desired normal range. Whatever we eat is metabolised to sugar in the body to provide energy for our daily activities. For the absolute control, one has to monitor his / her blood sugar at regular intervals (self-monitoring of blood glucose? smbg). Though difficult, this can be done by a glucometer and keep a record. Get an idea of fasting sugar (fbs) and 2 hours after food (ppbs) and check before dinner and after every major food. The basic idea is to reduce the food intake to 1/3 of what you take now. The dictum of sugar control is diet, exercise, diet + medicine and at later stage medicine+ insulin will be needed. For sugar control there is the need for regular advice and follow up. Just one time consultation or advice is not enough to guide a diabetic in scientifically & medically correct manner. For giving you regular follow up you ask me privately with all details like your daily eating pattern and medicines you take. I assure you a proper guidance. If you keep in touch. send me the reports as I suggested.

K R · Answer

Take tab rablet d once before breakfast. You will not have such problems.

Prabhakar Laxman Jathar · Answer

You can take metformin after food that may reduce side effects. If you let me know your sugar levels I may be able to suggest other drugs.

Vaibhav Bhokare · Answer

Its complication or side effect of metformin. Stop metformin. Do hba1c regularly for every 3 months. Control your sugar if possible with herbal medicine. Send your details like weight height age previous bsl reports like fasting pp etv.