Is there an alternate medicine for metformin which is easy on the stomach ... View answer

I have type 2 diabetes , I was on metformin 500mg twice a day. Took them for 6days had stomach ... metformin. I ask the doctor could i switch back to metformin and cut the pill in half or take... View answer

I take metformin for type 2 diabetes and it upsets my stomach. Can I take tums with it? ... View answer

hi dr - XXXXXXX discomfort immediately after eating with pulsing and churning stomach, heart irr and discomfort in bowel. had endoscopy - lax hiatus and stomach polyp - no helicobactor or celiac ... View answer

I have type 2 diabetes and take metformin ...also I am 76 years old....Anyway I have a pain in my abdomen and it feels like my stomach should growl but doesn't. I decided not to take the metformin for... View answer

Hi, my Dr. took me off tricor about 5 weeks ago. I explained i was having alot of stomach problems and i thought it may be due to tricor. I am also diabetic so i was taking metformin, and lipitor. My ... View answer

taking it for 2 days now, before breakfast. but now i have an upset stomach. does it have a contraindication with metformin? because i took 500mg metformin after breakfast, which is my usual dose for ... View answer

body is bloated and my stomach hurts. Could the Metformin be causing this,before it was just my stomach ...I am a type 1 diabetic in ER This weekend dehydrated. I am insulin resistant and on... View answer

I ve taken metformin for several years. At first nothing happened but for the last few months I ve began to get bad stomach pains.I take 2 metformin a day. 1000 mgs. I make sure that I am always eating... View answer

Is there an alternative to Metformin that doesn t upset stomach? My friend abandoned Metformin ... Glumetza, but when I checked for side effects, they are very similar to the ones Metformin... View answer