Question:
What is Metformin taken for? What is Gluchphage?
— kathi T. (posted on August 5, 2004)
August 5, 2004
metformin and gluchphage
are used for sugar diabetes.
— Brandi A.
August 5, 2004
I took them both for type II diabetes. I think the correct spelling for
Gluchphage is Glucophage, it is the brand name of the drug. Metformin is
the generic.
— ChristineB
August 5, 2004
Both are for 9 diabetics and is used in treating high blood sugars
metformin is the generic brand, but they both work the same. YOU SHOULD NOT
TAKE IT IF IT IS NOT PRESCRIBED FOR YOU BY A DOCTOR! It can do more damage
to your organs than good if you don't need it.
— Angel C.
August 5, 2004
Glucophage (or generic metformin) is also used to treat insulin resistance.
It does NOT work by lowering blood sugar, but rather by making cells more
receptive to the insulin you produce..(Or the insulin that gets injected)
This drug is also used in the treatment fo PCOS (polycystic ovarian
syndrome). I took Glucophage XL 2000mg for INSULIN RESISTANCE for quite a
while before I had WLS. It was prescribed by an endocrinologist. Here is
what would happen to me: I would eat a normal meal, then about two hours
after I ate, my blood sugar would spike up to the 180's. And hour after
that, it would be in the 60's. The reason - I would eat, causing insulin to
be released. But, because my cells were resistant to insulin, my blood
sugar would spike becasue the insulin wasn't being used, so I overproduced
insulin to compensate. Later, after I had overproduced insulin to take care
of the blood sugar, I would dip down, as the insulin was then utilized by
the cells. By taking Glucophage, the cells became more sensitized to the
insulin, and the peaks and vallies went away. I also had a fasting INSULIN
(not blood sugar) level tested. It was near the top of normal, but the
endocrinologict said that when I ate, my insulin levels probably soared
well above that out of control. So, this drug can be taken by diabetics and
non-diabetics (who happen to be insulin resistant)!
— koogy
August 7, 2004
Glucophage is also taken for treatment of polycystic ovarian disease, it
helps to control not only the diabetic symptoms that go with this but to
control the increase in testrone levels that women with polycystic ovarian
disease have. I was told by my endricronologist and gynoclogist that the
dose I was on for the treatment of type II diabetes was considered a low
dose for my polycystic problem that has lead to all my health problems and
weight gain before surgery since surgery I am losing and some of the
symptoms of POD have disappeared but not totally and I may have to go back
on glucophage we are just waiting now to see.
Nancy
— nefish
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