In article >, biig > wrote:

> >
> > Ranee,
> >
> > First, sorry to hear about a chronic health issue...those are a pain in the
> > neck, yes?
> > There's no reason you couldn't jump into the maintenance portion of those
> > diets if you chose, or you could do what I do and use the system of 3's.
> > Look at your plate. Imagine a line, dividing it in half. Divide one of the
> > halves in half. You now have 3 sections. The largest section is
> > veggies/salad. The two small are for a protein and a carb. Of course, some
> > carbs are better than others, but you don't have to *always* choose the
> > whole grain over the biscuit. I find the less "rules" there are, the better
> > I am, and the better I eat. I've been doing this for a while now and feel
> > better than I have in ages.
> > I have insulin resistance, type II diabetes, and a separate metabolic
> > disorder. I take metformin (glucophage) twice a day, along with glyburide
> > and another medication for the metabolic syndrome. (And Prilosec, but that's
> > nothing.) The main side effect I've experienced has been occasional stomach
> > upset and nausea.
>
> Has the stomach upset and nausea been an ongoing thing or was it
> just until your body got used the the medication. I'm om metformin and
> glyburide and have occasional bouts of mild to severe nausea and I have
> to take gravol. I've been on metformin for about four years, but the
> nausea didn't start until about a year later.....Sharon

The nausea and, ah, "other" side effect started the first week and
lasted about 5 weeks, then pretty much went away.

I will say one thing tho', as long as I continue taking Metformin, I'm
never constipated. ;-)

I imagine that it can come and go, but I've not had much trouble with it
since the initial 6 weeks.
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Peace, Om.

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