Hypoglycemia

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  • Kisame29
    Kisame29 Posts: 9,750 Member
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    I'm a bit confused, why would you take metformin for hypoglycemia? Metformin actually lowers your blood sugar (which is why patients with type 2 diabetes take it), so wouldn't that be making the problem worse?

    I have insulin resistance (my pancreas produces too much insulin). The insulin resistance is the reason I have reactive hypoglycemia. Metformin is primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes but it is also frequently used to treat insulin resistance. Metformin doesn't CAUSE low blood sugar. In my situation, it is correcting my insulin resistance which will ultimately treat my hypoglycemia. It prevents my insulin from spiking high after eating and then plummeting shortly after which causes the hypoglycemia.

    That's interesting, thanks! I know it's been used to treat insulin resistance in PCOS but haven't heard about it other circumstances.

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