Would you believe TOO much weight loss???

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone. This is Janie, wife of handsome diabetic cowboy. We've

got a problem that I would sure appreciate getting informative

responses to.

Husband is on Metformin (Glucophage), 500 mg. 2X/day He went on that

because he was losing too much weight trying to control his diabetes

with diet alone. He is 6' tall, and went from 180 lbs to 155 using

diet alone. Metformin has allowed him to reintroduce some things into

his diet which could have helped put weight back on. He can now, for

example, tolerate one piece of bread and still stay under 140 in his

glucose readings.

BUT, Metformin decreases one's appetite even though it helps decrease

blood sugar in the system. SO HE IS STILL LOSING WEIGHT, down to

nearly 151 lbs. ARGH!!

Our thought is that he might increase his Metformin dosage, from his

now 500 mg. to the next higher dosage, which would hopefully help him

tolerate more foods as far as blood sugar readings. OR, he could take

it 3 times a day instead of the 2 times he now does.

Has anyone had this problem??? What are educated solutions?? He

doesn't need to lose anymore weight!!

Janie

p.s. I bet some of you with weight problems are WISHING you had this

problem, right???? You might want to ask your doc about Metformin!