[MonikaT]

Hi MonikaT,

Metformin I know very well, as I am a Type 2 Diabetic. But it's not something you want to take a lot of. You don't want your blood sugar to plummet. It may also be part of why my tits started growing in the first place.

BigDave

I'm type 2, also. I'm on the maximum dose of 850 mg 3x/day. My blood sugar needs more help than that. Low blood sugar is generally very rare with metformin alone since it only makes the cells more responsive to the insulin that is already present. Unless something else is causing the production of more insulin, is also increasing sensitivity, or one is injecting extra insulin, there should not be issues with hypoglycemia.

Given humans really aren't designed to eat grains, I'm guessing most of us can use a little extra help with blood sugar.

I believe metformin is sometimes used when women are having trouble producing enough milk when nursing. I know it is also used to treat PCOS since insulin resistance is part of that condition even if it doesn't rise to the level of diabetes.