
Suggest The Ideal Dosage For Metformin Taken For Borderline Pre-diabetes

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Hi,
I am Dr Mittal. I have read your message. I think I can help you.
First, the medicine can be taken at a lowest dose of 350 mg.
Second the medicine I would suggest should be given once a day only.
Third, it would not be advisable to take the tablet twice a week. That will be useless.
Fourth, best time to take it is before meal.
There is a mild benefit. It also helps weight reduction. Therefore, in combination with statins, it can reduce the cardiac risk.
I would also recommend testing fasting and pp blood sugar before starting the medicine.
I also recommend a trial with strict diet with no sweets and sugar restriction for a month followed by another Hba1c before starting the medicine. If Hba1c reduces to normal levels on diet control , the initiation of the tablet can be postponed.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope that the information contained in this message will be able to help you find the best solution for your problem. Best of luck. Dr Mittal.


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Hi
The minimum recommended dose is 350. So I won't suggest cutting it to half.
The problem with taking the medicine twice a week is that it will not be effective at all.
If diet control gives 5.5 I would suggest diet only.
While the benefits are there, they are primarily for diabetics . every medicine has a side effect and metformin is no different. It can cause renal problems and hypoglycemia. I won't suggest the medicine till actually needed.
Best of luck. Dr Mittal

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