Metformin Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Glucophage, Metformin ER
What is Metformin?
Metformin an antidiabetic agent used for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (noninsulin dependent, NIDDM) as monotherapy when hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) cannot be managed with diet and exercise alone.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes Type II (non-insulin dependent) | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 10 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Elevated blood sugar (glucose) | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Personal research
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1 | 33% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 33% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 33% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Dirty Butter
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- Dirty Butter
- 1000 mg daily
- since Jul 30, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Support another treatment
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I'm still getting some high blood glucose test readings, but nothing like I did before. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.