Metformin and high blood sugar? ?

My mother had the same problem when she was on Metformin (taking it for diabetes) but hers turned into something more serious. She ended up developing severe liver problems and has now lived in the hospital with a drain for the last few months.

You should really talk to your doctor and ask him to put you on a different medication. Metformin has so many bad side effects (nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, liver complications, loss of appetite, etc) that I'm surprised it's still on the market. There are a lot more medicines that will help lower blood sugar without the nasty side effects. Maybe even look into natural remedies for lowering it.

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I am Type 1 so not too familiar with Type II and metformin but I would think that maybe since you were without it and eventually your sugar levels were extremely elevated, that when going back on it, the dosage and affects of Melformin alone is not enough to bring them down from 300 - 400 to a normal range. Melformin mainly suppresses hepatic glucose production, increases insulin sensitivity and decrease glucose absorption. You may need a short term adjustment whether it be an additional oral med, increased dosage or a little bit of insulin to get them back down, and the go back to managing your levels with your normal dosage of Melformin. Just my guess.

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