# Metformin

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-medicine-drugs/metformin/85.md

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## [About the Metformin category](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-metformin-category/341)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-metformin-category/341 "2017-04-04T02:14:51Z")

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Share what you know and ask what you don't know about Metformin.

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## [Metformin + type 1 on MDI](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-type-1-on-mdi/15259)

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**Author:** [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-type-1-on-mdi/15259 "2025-08-18T23:30:35Z")

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There are some fantastic older threads about metformin and type 1, such as this one: Trying out Metformin... Wow! A little while ago, I had a virtual meeting with someone from Integrated Diabetes and she made several su…

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## [If you're a T1D taking Metformin when do you take it? Changing dose timing had a huge impact for me](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-youre-a-t1d-taking-metformin-when-do-you-take-it-changing-dose-timing-had-a-huge-impact-for-me/12600)

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**Author:** [@bwschulz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bwschulz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-youre-a-t1d-taking-metformin-when-do-you-take-it-changing-dose-timing-had-a-huge-impact-for-me/12600 "2022-04-16T13:40:28Z")

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I’m a T1d that’s been on Metformin (500mg, 2x/day) for a long time. I had always taken it when I wake up and with dinner. But until recently I often had an inexplicable spike in blood sugar between 3 and 6AM. Sometimes n…

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## [Trying out Metformin... Wow!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-out-metformin-wow/6243)

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**Author:** [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87)\
**Replies:** 65\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-out-metformin-wow/6243 "2019-05-17T20:32:21Z")

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I’ve had a pretty active past couple of weeks (mostly the 1st week), so I can’t give Metformin all the credit!! Still, I’ve never had such a low average and low standard deviation over a two week period… ever. I sta…

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## [Metformin and diarrhea](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-and-diarrhea/4198)

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**Author:** [@krallison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/krallison)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-and-diarrhea/4198 "2018-06-11T07:05:17Z")

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I had a five year issue with almost uncontrollable diarrhea. No one, not the PCP nor a dietitian nor a gastroenterologist could solve it. Went to an endocrinologist for my diabetes and asked him about it - he immediate…

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## [Metformin as an anti-aging pill?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-as-an-anti-aging-pill/1369)

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**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-as-an-anti-aging-pill/1369 "2017-07-04T13:11:53Z")

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So, I saw this story. It's a feature, but if you skip to the sixth paragraph you get to the nut -- the idea that metformin could be an ani-aging pill for all types of people, not just those who have diabetes. What do fol…