Metformin side effects

[Hayleykjjt]

Hey guys xx hope all is well xx just wondered about how you coped at the start of taking metformin? I'm feeling sick n headachy - just a lil bit out of sorts xx

 

[Rybing]

Hi there,

Im a very new T1D and take metformin as well as insulin.
It gave me a terrible tummy at first but since i starting taking it halfway through a meal its been better.

Still rotten headaches though but im told that these settle down in a few weeks. Ive just been taking paracetamol every 4hours and drinking lots of water.

Hope it gets better

Take care

Ryan

 

[Hayleykjjt]

Hi there,

Im a very new T1D and take metformin as well as insulin.
It gave me a terrible tummy at first but since i starting taking it halfway through a meal its been better.

Still rotten headaches though but im told that these settle down in a few weeks. Ive just been taking paracetamol every 4hours and drinking lots of water.

Hope it gets better

Take care

Ryan

Thanks Ryan xx I hope yours settles down soon and you can glide through this swiftly xx

 

[Cherrelle DUK]

Hi Hayleykjjt,

Sorry to hear about your upset tummy. It is a common side effect which for most, goes away after the first few weeks. Hopefully things will calm down for you but if not, give a mention to your GP in case there are alternatives for you.

 

[Hayleykjjt]

Hi Hayleykjjt,

Sorry to hear about your upset tummy. It is a common side effect which for most, goes away after the first few weeks. Hopefully things will calm down for you but if not, give a mention to your GP in case there are alternatives for you.

Can the diabetes be "looked after" by the doctor or will I be assigned a diabetic nurse? I can't remember him mentioning a nurse when I saw him yesterday xx

 

[rebrascora]

It depends if your practice have a diabetes trained nurse (DN), in the same way as you may have a practice nurse who oversees the asthmatic patients at the practice and other chronic conditions and does their reviews. They are often more knowledgeable in these fields than the GPs as they are mostly dealing with diabetics and asthmatics on a day to day basis and they get input and training from the specialist hospital clinics. If your practice doesn't have a trained nurse then there is hopefully a GP with special interest in diabetes. If you go on our surgery's website it has information about each doctor and nurse and their special interests/training fields. Perhaps your surgery have a similar page introducing their staff.

 

[grovesy]

As @rebrascora it depends on your surgery, I don't see a Dr. my care is by the Nurse.

 

[Hayleykjjt]

Ours doesn't have a nurse like that. It's a very small practice - one doc and a general nurse but she does do the asthma clinics so maybe she will do the diabetes - learning such a lot!!! Xx

 

[Cherrelle DUK]

Can the diabetes be "looked after" by the doctor or will I be assigned a diabetic nurse? I can't remember him mentioning a nurse when I saw him yesterday xx

As rightly shared above, it really does depend on your surgery. It's perfectly possible to be managed by your GP and in the rare case there are any complications, you can ask to be referred to a specialist.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Can the diabetes be "looked after" by the doctor or will I be assigned a diabetic nurse? I can't remember him mentioning a nurse when I saw him yesterday xx

Well... in a sense, ultimately the person who looks after your diabetes will be YOU.

You will get advice and support, checks and screening from your GP surgery, your diabetes nurse (if they have one), perhaps in time a podiatrist or whatever... but you will be the one actually doing the hands-on work, and you will have the n=1 lived experience of the particular nuances, fickleness, frustrations, and downright stubbornness of your individual diabetes.

You will be the ultimate world expert in YOUR particular, individual, diabetes 🙂