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Please could I ask for some advice. After my 2nd lot of blood test results I had a call from the diabetes nurse to say that I had type 2 diabetes and needed to start metformin. I started on 1 tablet for the 1st week which caused me to have an upset stomach, I then upped to 2 on the 2nd week but I then had a really bad upset stomach and could not go anywhere and as I was on holiday I went back down to 1 tablet but started with really bad nausea more or less constantly from the moment I sat up in bed in the morning almost like travel sickness. I stopped taking them all together 4 days ago after speaking to the chemist but I am still feeling sick after eating even though I have stopped taking the tablets. I spoke to my doctor today and he said as my reading was only 6.6 and 6.7 he thinks it is ok for me to try to lose weight for 3-4 months and if no change he will try me on slow release tablets. Is it normal to still feel sick 4 days after stopping the tablets after only being on 1 tablet for 2 weeks? I just do not want to eat because of it. Apologies for the long post
 
I had a bad reaction to slow release Metformin and was still suffering cramps 5 days after stopping. The pain did then go, so I tried the pills again with exactly the same reaction. Some people really react badly to Metformin and I think it is reasonable to think recovery times would vary. I think you need to give your insides time to recover, and drink lots of fluid in the meantime.
 
Karen50 said:
Hi Everybody
Please could I ask for some advice. After my 2nd lot of blood test results I had a call from the diabetes nurse to say that I had type 2 diabetes and needed to start metformin. I started on 1 tablet for the 1st week which caused me to have an upset stomach, I then upped to 2 on the 2nd week but I then had a really bad upset stomach and could not go anywhere and as I was on holiday I went back down to 1 tablet but started with really bad nausea more or less constantly from the moment I sat up in bed in the morning almost like travel sickness. I stopped taking them all together 4 days ago after speaking to the chemist but I am still feeling sick after eating even though I have stopped taking the tablets. I spoke to my doctor today and he said as my reading was only 6.6 and 6.7 he thinks it is ok for me to try to lose weight for 3-4 months and if no change he will try me on slow release tablets. Is it normal to still feel sick 4 days after stopping the tablets after only being on 1 tablet for 2 weeks? I just do not want to eat because of it. Apologies for the long post
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What a pity they did not give you the opportunity in the first place to tackle your glucose levels with dietary changes, as you have had such a bad reaction to the meds hopefully it will give you some motivation to look seriously at your diet and make changes to your carbohydrate intake which would be necessary even if taking the metformin.
I hope you soon feel better, it must have spoilt your holiday.
 
Im no doc but Metformin (and other meds) takes a while to build up and conversely 'flush' from your system so any side effects can hang around for a while.
Hopefully it won't be to long for you for them to go if its still effecting you after another week (2weeks or so after stopping) id go see your doc again as it might be something else.
 
Welcome to the forum @Karen50

Sorry to hear that you have had such a bad reaction to the Metformin.
As others have said it will take time to settle down.

There are plenty of people on here who are managing their T2 through changes in their diet and levels of activity, so this is a great place to tap into their experience. As your GP said your levels are only just into the diabetes range so this is a good option (and one that many GPs suggest first).

For a bit more background information, the ‘useful links’ thread is a mine of helpful information - useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes and has a section specifically for T2, just scroll down to find it.

Members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book, as very helpful starting points. These focus on the changes they made in the first year, and the impact that they had.

Whilst giving your insides time to recover from the Metformin , take some time to read threads on here, tap into the Learning Zone (a tab at the top of the page or in the menu (…) or read through the recommended books.

Come back with any questions that you have, and know that nothing is considered silly on here. Just ask.
 
Felinia said:
I had a bad reaction to slow release Metformin and was still suffering cramps 5 days after stopping. The pain did then go, so I tried the pills again with exactly the same reaction. Some people really react badly to Metformin and I think it is reasonable to think recovery times would vary. I think you need to give your insides time to recover, and drink lots of fluid in the meantime.
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Thank you for replying. Hopefully a few more days and I will feel a bit more normal then.
 
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