How To Take Metformin While Fasting

I ve lost 50 pounds.

How to take metformin while fasting. Fasting can lead to adverse affects such as hypoglycaemia. Metformin should only be taken with or after food so you should not take it on an empty stomach. Metformin works to keep your blood sugar steady by increasing glucose uptake into large muscles independent of how much glucose you eat in your diet therefore it could make you very ill if you take your metformin without eating. Can you take metformin while fasting i take 500mg 3 times a day i m not diabetic but have been prescribed because of pcos.

I have just recently added the intermittent fasting with 16 hours of fasting. I had to go off metformin because it was affecting the pancreas and i am very active. I take insulin to bring it back down but feel like i m probably defeating the purpose of intermittent fasting. So your numbers are going to be where you put them metformin just helps you out doing it.

The purpose of metformin is to regulate the liver and its secreation of glucose although it will help you in lowering your blood sugar numbers it won t do it for you you have to do the work yourself. However during the fast time my blood glucose rises. If you are taking lantus your provider may or may not adjust your dose based on how much of it you are taking and how long your fast is anticipated to be.