Metformin will usually start lowering your blood sugar (glucose) levels in the first week of treatment, but it may take 2 to 3 months to see its fu...

Most experts consider metformin to be the safest medicine for type 2 diabetes because it has been used for many decades, is effective, affordable,...

Metformin should be taken after having a meal or eating food, especially when you are first starting treatment. This can help reduce any stomach si...

According to the manufacturer, about 53% of people taking metformin immediate-release tablets experienced diarrhea in one clinical study. In anothe...

Metformin, an oral type 2 diabetes medicine, may lead to a modest weight loss and does not usually lead to significant, if any, weight gain. In var...

If you take metformin without food you may end up with an upset stomach, especially if you are just starting treatment. Nausea and vomiting is one...

When metformin is used alone as monotherapy, it lowers A1C by about 1% to 2% on average. A1C is a measure of longer-term blood sugar control. In mo...

Signs or symptoms of lactic acidosis may include feeling very weak or tired, unusual muscle pain or weakness, unusual sleepiness, trouble breathing...

Pharmacists and patients are well aware that metformin may come with a fishy smell when you open the bottle. The smell does not mean the drug is sp...