Newly diagnosed

[Beannie1956]

Was diagnosed 3 weeks ago, I've been prescribed metformin but I've had a lot of diarrhoea, anyone else had this

 

[Drummer]

Oh yes - Metformin is famous for disruption of the gut.

 

[trophywench]

... which often settles down after a few weeks - but if it doesn't back to the GP surgery and ask for the Extended Release form of it, cos that is kinder to the tum.

Have you been to take it with your biggest meal of the day, literally whilst you are eating it and have you been told it's a good idea to eat less carbohydrates?

 

[Beannie1956]

... which often settles down after a few weeks - but if it doesn't back to the GP surgery and ask for the Extended Release form of it, cos that is kinder to the tum.

Have you been to take it with your biggest meal of the day, literally whilst you are eating it and have you been told it's a good idea to eat less carbohydrates?

I take it twice daily, with meals, I have tried to lower carbohydrates, also stopped eating as much sugary items as I can. Its a learning curve.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry to hear Metfartin is giving your stomach a bit of a hard time @Beannie1956

Sounds like you are taking good precautions by taking it with a substantial meal. Hopefully your trots will settle down very soon, but do go back to your GP if the upset continues.

Reducing carbohydrates and sugary things will really help too.Keep going!

 

[cameron]

Welcome to the forum @Beannie1956.

Good luck with getting to grips with diabetes, it definitely is a steep learning curve at the beginning. Hope you feel better soon with your digestion. A sudden change of diet can also have an impact in the short term.