Metformin

Six of the best sites about the diabetes drug Metformin. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. Glucophage (Metformin Hydrochloride) Drug Description at RXList - Offers a description of metformin’s most-common brand name tablets, Glucophage and Glucophage XR, including the medicine’s structural formula, tablet doses, how it works in your system, information on clinical studies of the drugs, possible side effects and how common they are, drug interactions, the danger of lactic acidosis, a rare but serious complication that is life-threatening, and more. Overall probably more technical than the average user wants, but offers all the little details you may want to know about if you’re taking it. (www.rxlist.com)

2. Older, Cheaper Diabetes Drugs as Effective as Newer Pills, Study Says - July 17, 2007 article on a study that grades metformin (sold as Glucophage and as a generic drug) as being the most effective diabetes pill, due to it being less likely to cause weight gain or bring blood sugar too low, and also for its ability to lower LDL cholesterol (the “bad” cholesterol). The study delivered a blow to newer, more expensive diabetes drugs, especially Avandia, which had recently been linked to heart problems. (seattletimes.nwsource.com)

3. Taking a Drug Holiday - July 12, 2007 blog post from a diabetes sufferer who decided to go off metformin to alleviate the digestive issues she feels while taking it. In addition to discussing the necessary adjustment in her insulin, she also remarks on other effects, including feeling less tired without metformin but also hungrier, while also having her triglycerides and blood pressure rising without the metformin. (diabetesupdate.blogspot.com)

4. Metformin Information from Drugs.com - Offers information on metformin, an oral diabetes medicine used to combat type-2 diabetes. Potential side effects, including metformin’s potential link to lactic acidosis, are discussed, along with how the drug should be taken, potential reactions with other drugs, and metformin’s brand names, including Glucophage, Fortamet and Riomet. (www.drugs.com)

5. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome… Treatment with Insulin Lowering Medications - Extensive article looks at the use of metformin (and other medications generally used by diabetics) as possible treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome. (www.ivf.com)

6. Metformin at Wikipedia - Entry for metformin at this user-generated encyclopedia discusses its history, its main use for fighting type 2 diabetes as well as alternative prescriptions for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and other medical conditions, how metformin works, and potential adverse side effects. (en.wikipedia.org)