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Posted 9/19/2013 5:27 PM (GMT -5)
Maui1965 wrote,

"So glad I found this forum. I have been suffering from nausea and haven't been able to stay out of the bathroom. I just figured out today it was worse with carbs. I'm on 500mg after breakfast and 500mg after dinner. My Endo is holding off on upping the dosage to 1000mg/1000mg until the side effects go away. It's a whole learning process. I can't even look at food sometimes. Seems to be better following a strict low carb diet but, again, I didn't figure that out until this morning after having a few bites of my son's pasta last night. I won't do that again soon. Glad to know I'm not alone."
Posted 9/19/2013 5:35 PM (GMT -5)
Welcome to HealingWell, Maui. I took your post and made it a new one because the one you responded to is four years old.

Yes, metformin will do that. I'm sorry your doctor didn't warn you that it can cause stomach problems and eating carbs will intensify them. As you found out, cutting back on carbs, especially the simple ones, will help you tolerate metformin better. You might want to ask your doctor if you can take it with your meal or before to see if this helps you feel better.

Please spend some time reading through our old thread, especially about food, and also the stickies at the top of the Diabetes Forum for more information about diet, etc.

I hope you're doing better now! What are your favorite foods?
Posted 9/19/2013 5:58 PM (GMT -5)
I was lucky and never had nausea from Metformin. But then, I was already limiting carbs a lot and exercising regularly. It's a three-part defense (diet, exercise, medication) and the hard part is not deciding to take a "break" from one of them occasionally.

I'm glad you found us!
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