[Diabetes-Talk] oral medications and blood sugar numbers

[Sheila]

thank you for your help and I have now reached out to my doctor.

On 12/22/2021 4:18 PM, Mary Sanders via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> See if you can have it with some protein that might help the nausea but if you’re still having issues and ask if you can maybe be switched because you shouldn’t have to feel that awful on the medication. Maybe lean protein like turkey or ham or something that’s not super heavy on the stomach. It can definitely be hard and the other suggestion is maybe try the extended release instead of the immediate release.
>
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>> On Dec 22, 2021, at 4:14 PM, Mark Feliz via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I also take 2000 Mg of metformin and at the beginning it did cause some stomach discomfort.
>> Definitely let your doctor know soon.
>> What is your blood sugar level when you feel this way?
>> Mark
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Dec 21, 2021, at 7:21 AM, Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> It may not be that your blood sugar is lowered. You may be having a reaction
>>> to the Metformen, so check with your doctor. And check your blood sugar when
>>> the nausea occurs.
>>>
>>> Jeanette
>>>
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>>> Milton via Diabetes-Talk
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>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm not a doctor and so is anyone on this list but I suggest that you
>>> contact your doctor who is treating you for your diabetes and ask him/her.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sheila
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>>> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2021 10:39 PM
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>>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] oral medications and blood sugar numbers
>>>
>>> hello I'm a type II. diabetic and I take two thousand milograms of metformin
>>> I split the doses between morning and evening. I'm finding that there are
>>> times when I get very nausiated but I thought this drug didn't lower blood
>>> sugars to low is this unusial? yesterday, I thought I was going to be sick
>>> on the way home from church and someone gave me a granola bar and it helped.
>>> just trying to find out if this can be a typical reaction.
>>>
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