Hi all, my Mom just recently got a new med. Before it, she was taking 1 1/2 tablets of glucotrol twice a day and the doc prescribed metformin to be taken twice a day. So now she takes both (she is 78 btw).

The metformin seems to be bringing her bs down. It got as high as 500 before it on the glucotrol. She hasn't been eating very well for about a 4 months and everything seems to make her quesy. She has no appetite and even water makes her feel ill. She has to heat it up to drink it or in tea.

So lately she has been vomiting. Could this be the metformin? She was like this before (feeling like she was going to throw up) but never did until this med. Also, why is it she is like that. YOu would think that she would want to have a better appetite especially if her BS goes down.

if her doc wont take the problems seriously I suggest you get another doc
metformin is generally well tollerated, a pharmacisrt would have a list of side effects