Glucophage Review

Glucophage and Glucophage XR are oral antihyperglycemic drugs that are used to control Type 2 Diabetes. Glucophage is used to lower the blood sugar, but can also be used to reduce hunger in people who are overweight.

Glucophage Review

Insulin or too much insulin may be the cause of weight gain in some people. When food is eaten it goes from the intestines to the bloodstream and then to the liver, and the liver releases sugar back into the bloodstream and that causes the blood sugar level to rise. Insulin is released by the pancreas and when blood sugar levels rise, insulin is secreted into the bloodstream to control these levels. The more insulin in the system the hungrier you get. The liver converts extra insulin into fat and it is stored in cells in different areas of the body.

Glucophage reduces the sugar that is released from the liver and prevents the blood sugar level from getting too high. The body won't produce as much insulin, you won't be as hungry and that will decrease the fat that the liver makes. Women who suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome, which is a common cause of obesity in women, have a high level of insulin in their system and Glucophage supposedly helps these women lose weight.

Glucophage Ingredients

Metformin hydrochloride is the active ingredient. The inactive ingredients are: povidone and magnesium stearate.

Glucophage Cost

Glucophage is taken once a day with a meal. A 500mg bottle of 100 tablets is around $48.

Glucophage Side Effects

Some of the side effects are diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, gas, muscle pain, headache and abdominal discomfort.

Does Glucophage Work?

Glucophage is primarily used to treat Type 2 Diabetes and does work in a high percentage of cases where the blood sugar level is too high. Some obese patients who have Type 2 Diabetes also have had some positive results using Glucophage. Glucophage is not approved as weight loss drug, but is being prescribe to treat obesity in certain people. Those people have supposedly shown positive signs of weight loss while dieting, exercising and using Glucophage under doctor supervision. The side effects continue to be an issue for people using Glucophage.

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