How to Navigate Metformin Side Effects

Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Today, we're diving into how to handle the side effects of metformin for Type 2 diabetes. We'll talk about common issues like upset stomachs and metallic tastes, share practical tips to ease side effect symptoms, and the importance of reaching out to your healthcare team if you're experiencing symptoms.

In This Episode We’ll Cover:

How to manage metformin side effects for Type 2 diabetes
Metformin's role and common prescription for diabetes management
Overview of how metformin works in the body
Review of typical side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach ache, loss of appetite, and metallic taste in the mouth
How metformin doesn't usually cause low blood sugar but may in combination with other medications
The importance of discussing side effects with healthcare providers
Four practical tips for managing side effects of metformin + MUCH MORE!

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0:00.0	Hi there and welcome back to another episode of the diabetes digital podcast. Today we're
0:06.2	tackling a common topic for people who are newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
0:11.9	This is something that always comes up, not always but often comes up with
0:16.4	patients and it is how do they navigate some of the side effects of Metformen when they first start.
0:22.4	Welcome to the diabetes digital podcast. the side effects of Metformin when they first start.
0:22.6	Welcome to the Diabetes Digital Podcast.
0:25.0	I'm Wendy.
0:26.0	And I'm Jess, and we're best friends, registered dieticians, and diabetes educators.
0:30.7	Through our telehealth platform, Diabetes Digital.co, we offer accessible and
0:35.2	personalized virtual nutrition counseling for people with diabetes and
0:38.5	pre-diabilities. Visit diabetes digital.co, that's CO, to book your first appointment. We accept insurance
0:45.3	and offer affordable self-pay options. Now let's get into today's episode.
0:51.9	So for those of you who are not sure what Metformin is, let's start by discussing it.
0:57.6	So Metformin is an oral medication that belongs to a class of drugs called byguanides and it works in the body by improving
1:05.8	your insulin response. It also reduces the amount of sugar produced by the liver and
1:11.1	it increases the uptake of glucose by the muscle
1:14.3	cell. So it does three amazing things and it's a medication that's been around for a
1:18.8	really long time, it's safe for most people and that's why it's often prescribed as a first line
1:25.8	treatment for type 2 diabetes due to its effectiveness in lowering blood
1:30.0	glucose levels and like I said it's low risk of causing hypoglycemia or low blood
1:34.9	sugar. Now before we jump in to how you can navigate the side effects of met Foreman I'm
1:40.5	going to read a listener review and by the way for those who left the review
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