Comments on: Why has my Metformin quit working? http://sensilun.com/328/why-has-my-metformin-quit-working/ smart choice Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:09:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: pandora078 http://sensilun.com/328/why-has-my-metformin-quit-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 pandora078 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:48:59 +0000 http://sensilun.com/insulin-resistance-symptoms/why-has-my-metformin-quit-working#comment-1345 what is your current dose dose of glucophage...the typical dose is 500 mg twice a day. if you are already taking this your doctor may need to incorporate another med like prandin that you take before meals. if you have type 2 diabetes (your cells no longer respond to insulin), you should decrease your intake of carbohydrates and sugars, because the more insulin you are releasing the more resistant your cells are becoming.<br><b>References : </b><br> what is your current dose dose of glucophage…the typical dose is 500 mg twice a day. if you are already taking this your doctor may need to incorporate another med like prandin that you take before meals. if you have type 2 diabetes (your cells no longer respond to insulin), you should decrease your intake of carbohydrates and sugars, because the more insulin you are releasing the more resistant your cells are becoming.
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]]> By: Alabama Girl http://sensilun.com/328/why-has-my-metformin-quit-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 Alabama Girl Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:41:59 +0000 http://sensilun.com/insulin-resistance-symptoms/why-has-my-metformin-quit-working#comment-1344 I don't think you are taking enough Metformin. Your doctor probably wants to check your liver function tests before upping the dosage: What is lactic acidosis and can it happen to me? Lactic acidosis is caused by a buildup of lactic acid in the blood. Lactic acidosis associated with GLUCOPHAGE is rare and has occurred mostly in people whose kidneys were not working normally. Lactic acidosis has been reported in about one in 33,000 patients taking GLUCOPHAGE over the course of a year. Although rare, if lactic acidosis does occur, it can be fatal in up to half the cases. It's also important for your liver to be working normally when you take GLUCOPHAGE. Your liver helps remove lactic acid from your bloodstream. Your doctor will monitor your diabetes and may perform blood tests on you from time to time to make sure your kidneys and your liver are functioning normally. There is no evidence that GLUCOPHAGE causes harm to the kidneys or liver. http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/metf-qa.htm<br><b>References : </b><br> I don't think you are taking enough Metformin.
Your doctor probably wants to check your liver function tests before upping the dosage:

What is lactic acidosis and can it happen to me?

Lactic acidosis is caused by a buildup of lactic acid in the blood. Lactic acidosis associated with GLUCOPHAGE is rare and has occurred mostly in people whose kidneys were not working normally. Lactic acidosis has been reported in about one in 33,000 patients taking GLUCOPHAGE over the course of a year. Although rare, if lactic acidosis does occur, it can be fatal in up to half the cases.

It's also important for your liver to be working normally when you take GLUCOPHAGE. Your liver helps remove lactic acid from your bloodstream.

Your doctor will monitor your diabetes and may perform blood tests on you from time to time to make sure your kidneys and your liver are functioning normally.

There is no evidence that GLUCOPHAGE causes harm to the kidneys or liver.
http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/metf-qa.htm
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