On Jan 1, 3:13*pm, pamela wrote:
On 2011-01-01 03:33, Woody wrote:

After walking off 50 lbs over a couple of years I started metformin. I
didn't change my diet
or exercise but gained 30 lbs back in 3 months. *When I stoped taking
metformin my weight
gain stoped but those 30 lbs stayed with me so I don't think it was
watter weight gain. *I know
metformin usualy helps people lose a few pounds I just wonder why it
caused ME to gain weight.
At the time my A1C was 6.1 * *my colesterol was about * 190 * with a
tri. of ~121 * LDL ~115
HDL ~60 *I *don't rember the exact numbers. *Anyone know why it could
have caused me to
gain weight?

Were you taking other drugs that could interact with metformin?

GLUCOPHAGE and GLUCOPHAGE XR have the same active ingredient. However,

GLUCOPHAGE XR works longer in your body. Both of these medicines help
control your blood sugar in a number of ways. These include helping your
body respond better to the insulin it makes naturally, decreasing the
amount of sugar your liver makes, and decreasing the amount of sugar
your intestines absorb. GLUCOPHAGE and GLUCOPHAGE XR do not cause your
body to make more insulin. Because of this, when taken alone, they
rarely cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and usually do not cause
weight gain. However, when they are taken with a sulfonylurea or with
insulin, hypoglycemia is more likely to occur, as is weight gain

I was not taking any other diabetic medications I still wish I could
take it
but that 30 lb weight gain in 3 months sure told me it wasn't for me!