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Metformin (SIDE EFFECTS (Diarrhoea, Stomach pain, Bloating, Muscle Pain,…
Metformin
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THERAPEUTIC USES
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Used for patients with type 2 diabetes (when body does not process insulin properly, resulting in elevated blood sugar (blood glucose).
Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs and sexual function problems
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ACTION
Works by helping to restore the body's proper response to the insulin you naturally produce. It also decreases the amount of sugar that your liver makes and that your stomach/intestines absorb.
DOSAGE
Best to take tablet with a meal to reduce the side effects- swallowed with a glass of water. Maximum daily dose is 2,000mg a day , may take 500 or 850 mg two to three times a day.