Metformin and an empty stomach???

Jay Hegener said:

Anyone know if there is any *real* danger with taking metformin on an empty stomach? I always
assumed the reason was simply a greater chance of digestive upset.

As far as I know, if you can take it on an empty stomach and don't have any gastric upset, no sweat.
If not eat and take it. Personally, when I was taking it, I often took it on an empty stomach.

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Just curious as I've started skipping breakfast and I didn't want to be doing any long-term damage.

Skipping or just putting your first meal off until a bit later?

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Jay Hegener said:

Anyone know if there is any *real* danger with taking metformin on an empty stomach? I always
assumed the reason was simply a greater chance of digestive upset.

Just curious as I've started skipping breakfast and I didn't want to be doing any long-
term damage.

AFAIK it's to minimize the side-effects. I have found that if I don't want to spend unpleasant time
on the pot, I have to take it with food.

Priscilla

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Quoted message said:

Anyone know if there is any *real* danger with taking metformin on an empty stomach? I always
assumed the reason was simply a greater chance of digestive upset.

Your assumption is correct.

Quoted message said:

Just curious as I've started skipping breakfast and I didn't want to be doing any long-
term damage.

The real danger to you is the skipping breakfast part. Doing that can cause your liver to dump
glucose and you'll wind up with higher BG. Why are you skipping breakfast?

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Quoted message said:

Jay Hegener said:

Anyone know if there is any *real* danger with taking metformin on an empty stomach? I always
assumed the reason was simply a greater chance of digestive upset.

As far as I know, if you can take it on an empty stomach and don't have any gastric upset, no
sweat. If not eat and take it. Personally, when I was taking it, I often took it on an empty
stomach.

Quoted message said:

Just curious as I've started skipping breakfast and I didn't want to be doing any long-term
damage.

Skipping or just putting your first meal off until a bit later?

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Terrell type 2, dumped the metformin D&E for now...

Thanks for the feedback. Skipping... sometimes a little cranberry juice and fiber but I'd hardly
call that eating.

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Quoted message said:

The real danger to you is the skipping breakfast part. Doing that can cause your liver to dump
glucose and you'll wind up with higher BG. Why are you skipping breakfast?

A combination of things... the time factor and the fact that there are few 'breakfasty' type foods
that appeal to me that are quick to prepare. (Well, cereal and milk but that's out of the question.)
Also, I don't feel all that much like eating before noon.

Bacon & eggs would be ok but I won't go to the time or trouble. Sometimes I'll just spread some
cream cheese on a celery stick and head out the door with that.

I have been experimenting with a 'breakfast drink': a little cranberry juice, a lot of water, some
psyllium husk fiber and some flaxseed oil.

Thanks for the confirmation on the metformin... I seem to be able to tolerate it pretty well. I
won't worry about it any more.

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

The real danger to you is the skipping breakfast part. Doing that can

cause

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

your liver to dump glucose and you'll wind up with higher BG. Why are

you

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Quoted message said:

skipping breakfast?

A combination of things... the time factor and the fact that there are few 'breakfasty' type foods
that appeal to me that are quick to prepare. (Well, cereal and milk but that's out of the
question.) Also, I don't feel all that much like eating before noon.

Bacon & eggs would be ok but I won't go to the time or trouble. Sometimes I'll just spread some
cream cheese on a celery stick and head out the door with that.

I have been experimenting with a 'breakfast drink': a little cranberry juice, a lot of water, some
psyllium husk fiber and some flaxseed oil.

Thanks for the confirmation on the metformin... I seem to be able to tolerate it pretty well. I
won't worry about it any more.

You *have* to eat something to break the fast, even if it's just a cracker and a piece of cheese.
Drinking cranberry juice isn't doing your BG any good even if it has fiber with it. Unless you are
drinking unsweetened cranberry juice, you'll be sucking down a lot of carbs and little else. I don't
like breakfast food either. My usual breakfast is either whole grain toast, or Ryvita crackers with
some trans-fat free margarine and cottage cheese or a boiled egg. If my BG is too high when I awake,
I have only the protein. I can eat this meal in 5 minutes or less. I boil the eggs in advance.

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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 03:01:49 GMT, Jay Hegener <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

The real danger to you is the skipping breakfast part. Doing that can cause your liver to dump
glucose and you'll wind up with higher BG. Why are you skipping breakfast?

A combination of things... the time factor and the fact that there are few 'breakfasty' type foods
that appeal to me that are quick to prepare. (Well, cereal and milk but that's out of the
question.) Also, I don't feel all that much like eating before noon.

Bacon & eggs would be ok but I won't go to the time or trouble. Sometimes I'll just spread some
cream cheese on a celery stick and head out the door with that.

I have been experimenting with a 'breakfast drink': a little cranberry juice, a lot of water, some
psyllium husk fiber and some flaxseed oil.

Thanks for the confirmation on the metformin... I seem to be able to tolerate it pretty well. I
won't worry about it any more.

No law says you have to eat 'breakfasty' type foods. Have a Hot Dog on a stick if you would like.

Sleepy

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