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I'm a diabetic type 2 patient, how should i take glucophage (metformin) drug, before or after meals?
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GI issues: Hi. It doesn't really matter. I usually have patients take it before meals, but after would be just as good. Food mitigates the potential GI side effects, but not everyone gets GI side effects; some people do fine taking metformin on an empty stomach. To your good diabetes control!
Answered 7/10/2014
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