500 mg met

[thejefe]

So I started today on 500 mg met for all the benefits I have read on this board . I am on a very low carb high fat diet usually under 50 grams of carbs daily . About 3 hours after dose I started to feel strange like almost hypo I guess I could say . So I ate 2 small bars of chocolate and immediatly felt better almost . Should I maybe lower my dose of the metformin like 250 mg until I get use to it or discontinue something else could be wrong . Also I have the ER version of them .

 

[Gymjunkie38]

So I started today on 500 mg met for all the benefits I have read on this board . I am on a very low carb high fat diet usually under 50 grams of carbs daily . About 3 hours after dose I started to feel strange like almost hypo I guess I could say . So I ate 2 small bars of chocolate and immediatly felt better almost . Should I maybe lower my dose of the metformin like 250 mg until I get use to it or discontinue something else could be wrong . Also I have the ER version of them .

Metformin inhibits glucose production in the liver there by lowering blood sugar and increasing insulin sensitivity great with. Cheat meals or a high carb diet but on a low carb diet your already low on glucose flat all the time I would only take it on refeed days or high carb meals with that diet . kinda like taking Orlistat with very low fat meals kinda defeats the purpose

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[heavyhitter]

I gotta agree here

 

[nothuman]

Metformin inhibits glucose production in the liver there by lowering blood sugar and increasing insulin sensitivity great with. Cheat meals or a high carb diet but on a low carb diet your already low on glucose flat all the time I would only take it on refeed days or high carb meals with that diet . kinda like taking Orlistat with very low fat meals kinda defeats the purpose

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Metformin is fine to use on low carb diets

 

[Gymjunkie38]

Metformin is fine to use on low carb diets

Oh perfectly safe just don't really see the benefit unless maybe taking a break from heavy slin usage and trying too speed up resensitation .

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[nothuman]

Oh perfectly safe just don't really see the benefit unless maybe taking a break from heavy slin usage and trying too speed up resensitation .

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The benefit with that is mostly from a life extension standpoint

 

[thejefe]

I think I will stop then and once I start carb cycling maybe incorporate it back in to my diet . Thanks for all the replies much appreciated.

 

[Smack]

So I started today on 500 mg met for all the benefits I have read on this board . I am on a very low carb high fat diet usually under 50 grams of carbs daily . About 3 hours after dose I started to feel strange like almost hypo I guess I could say . So I ate 2 small bars of chocolate and immediatly felt better almost . Should I maybe lower my dose of the metformin like 250 mg until I get use to it or discontinue something else could be wrong . Also I have the ER version of them .

I use the regular version on a keto diet... I can fast and feel fine. I would say you probably just need to give it time and ramp the dose for a while