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angelfire2003 asked on 6/18/2009 4:27:58 PM Report this post
My doctor precribed this to me today and i didn't really understand what it was for she just kept mentioning something about it helping reduce my weight, and i just looked it up and it said it is for diabetes, I DONT HAVE DIABETES......

Has anyone takin this stuff without having Diabetes?

WIll this hurt my body if i dont have diabetes?

tricialuvluv said on 6/19/2009 2:36:46 PM Report this post
I am on metformin also. I am not diabetic. My mother in law is a NP and explianed it is not exactly raising lowering my blood sugar but allowing it to attaach to cells and processing out... this process makes you loose lates because its not in the body turning to fat. I have not ups/downs in my blood sugar really no effects at all. hope this helps

angelfire2003 said on 6/19/2009 4:07:42 PM Report this post
has it helped you lose weight? i have gained 20 pounds since last year and if you knew me you'd know that is isnt becasue of my life style...i have always been a thin person even after the birth of my kids my highest weight was 147-180 now i am at 200.4 and that is totally not me at all i dont know how it happened i dont eat alot and i am very active and i just cant seem to lose the weight or keeping it from going up...my dr did say that the weight was because of PCOS but i dont know
any advice would be great
thank you

ADKINSSHOE said on 6/19/2009 6:40:58 PM Report this post
I was dx with pcos in feb 09 and was put on metformin 1500mg a day. The first week or so you can get sick on the stomach and you have to watch what you eat. You need to watch your sugars and carbs. I switched to whole wheat bread and low glycemic index foods. Hope this helps! I have noticed I am not as hungry all the time and have lost a few pounds the two months I have been on it! Good luck!

heatherohmy said on 6/19/2009 10:14:06 PM Report this post
I am on metformin since March 2009, and I was told I have PCOS in November of 08. The doctor put me on the metformin to help regulate some of my hormone levels that are out of wack since the PCOS. Since with PCOS you don't ovulate or at least not regulary because of the hormone inbalance being on metformin has showed to help women ovulate since it does regulate hormones. Although has not been proven to help "treat" PCOS many doctors use it to help with the symptoms.

Hope this helps!

Heather

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