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What is the lowest dose of metformin you can take?

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Diabetes drugs. Using these drugs with metformin can cause low blood sugar levels. Your doctor may reduce your dose of your other diabetes medications if you start taking metformin. read more

-Metformin, if not contraindicated, is the preferred initial pharmacologic agent for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. -Immediate-release: Take in divided doses 2 to 3 times a day with meals; titrate slowly to minimize gastrointestinal side effects. read more

Just like you, if my blood glucose numbers begin to climb then I can begin taking the medications again. I test my blood glucose at least 8 times a day: (Fasting, after all three meals, before and after exercise, after a small night time snack and at bedtime). read more

According to the Physician's Desk Reference, the starting dose should be 500 mg of metformin twice a day. (An alternative option is 850 mg of metformin once a day). After one week, increase the dose of metformin to 1000 mg as the first dose of the day and 500 mg as the second dose. After another week, increase to 1000 mg of metformin two times a day. read more

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