Metformin dose timing and diet

[Midnight Temptation]

Starting next week I'll start my winter bulk 750mg/wk Test Cyp and 400mg/wk Deca. My doc gave me a script for Metformin and I'm currently taking 500mg before I eat lunch around 1pm and 500mg before my last meal around 9 and I'm currently eating a very low carb diet. In the morning when I wake I take 3iu HGH and wait an hour and eat an only protein breakfast. So my questions are regarding Metformin dose timing. Am I taking the doses at the right time of the day? and should I add carbs to my meals after my dose? I'm trying to get an understanding of how to best use Metformin with my diet and HGH.

 

[richiec]

Not to be a smart ass, but did your doctor give you any direction as to when to take it?

@pesty4077 may be able to help here

 

[Midnight Temptation]

Not to be a smart ass, but did your doctor give you any direction as to when to take it?

@pesty4077 may be able to help here

My A1C was only 1 point over the reference range so I suggested Metformin based on the information I researched and she just wrote the script and said to take 500mg at night before bed. That's it. That test was a one time thing as I have always been within the reference range. I wanted the Metformin really for fat loss and longevity. Obviously I'm not gonna know about the longevity but I have loss some BF and I no longer have that sluggish feeling(itis) after eating around 1pm.

 

[richiec]

It would take a lot of digging through old threads to find it, so I'm going off of memory here. I believe Metformin is best taken with carb meals to regulate blood sugar levels.
Again, this is from memory and I'm not as sharp as I used to be. I think some guys take up to 1,000mg on high carb days and 500mg on moderate days.

 

[luki7788]

what is your body fat level because it seems to me that this is the problem and the solution is not metformin but the cutting phase

 

[aHarness]

Well you should probably specify if it’s XR or not

Afaik, metformin is less of a “timing” drug and moreso about the long term way it changes the way your body handles the carbohydrates.

 

[buck]

As from my reading metformins actions build up over weeks. When you take it is more about habit and and if it causes any digestion issues. It is not a short term acting drug that is meal specific.

 

[Midnight Temptation]

what is your body fat level because it seems to me that this is the problem and the solution is not metformin but the cutting phase

I'm at 12%BF 240lb 6'

 

[Midnight Temptation]

Well you should probably specify if it’s XR or not

Afaik, metformin is less of a “timing” drug and moreso about the long term way it changes the way your body handles the carbohydrates.

Not the XR

 

[jam52633]

To answer your question, no you do not need to take carbs with metformin

 

[liquid_c]

I've personally tried a few different methods. I prefer and respond the best to 1000mg XR version once in the evening after dinner.

 

[need4tren]

If you don’t have stomach issues stick with the classic morning and last meal