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Picaro

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4. Side effects are severe

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 08:05 AM

Apr 2024

My wife took metformin for a few years. There’s good news (other than slowing aging)… She lost around 30 lbs and her A1C came back into the normal range. But there’s also bad news…chronic cramping and diarrhea.

While there is a brand name version that is made to avoid those side effects it is extremely expensive and most insurance companies won’t pay for it. In fact, my insurer (or the pharmacy management company) just substitutes the generic for the brand name even when the prescription is specifically written for the name brand.

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My mom isn't experiencing the side effects quite so intolerably. sybylla Apr 2024 #7

I've been on Metformin for pre-diabetes for 5 years phylny Apr 2024 #9