# Trying out Metformin... Wow!

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-out-metformin-wow/6243>\
**Category:** Metformin\
**Tags:** metformin\
**Created:** [January 22, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-out-metformin-wow/6243 "2019-01-22T19:10:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-out-metformin-wow/6243/23 "2019-02-05T19:52:46Z")

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@Katers87, I feel, like @Chris, that this is an outstanding post! This thread is really excellent. Thanks so much for sharing your experiments!

FYI, here is an interesting 2017 article that compares therapeutic effects of Metformin (ie IR) vs Metformin XR:

> **[Effects of metformin extended release compared to immediate release formula on...](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5440005/)**
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> The purpose of this study is to evaluate, in a randomized clinical trial, the effects of metformin immediate release (IR) compared with metformin extended release (XR) on the gastrointestinal tolerability and glycemic control.We enrolled 253...

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