Comments on: Insulin resistance and Metformin?

By: Ms. T

Ms. T — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:46:59 +0000

Metformin works in two ways:

1) It decreases the amount of sugar that the liver produces and the intestines absorb.
2) It helps make your body more sensitive to the insulin that you produce naturally.

There are many ways to help control blood sugar levels, even if you have not been diagnosed with diabetes.

Exercise, understanding how foods affect and natural supplements are all great places to begin.

Cinnamon will help your body become more open to using the insulin keeping your blood sugar levels in a normal range.

Chromium works by making your cells more open to accepting the insulin, thus helping to feed your cells what they need to survive.

There are many other natural supplements that help your body work the way it is intended to.

Here are some links to a website that will help you understand more.

Good luck to you.
References :
http://www.enjoying-life-with-diabetes.com/metformin.html

http://www.enjoying-life-with-diabetes.com/supplements.html

By: rickyoutfield

rickyoutfield — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:23:59 +0000

Metformin just stimulates the body to product more insulin. You don’t want more insulin, you want your body to stop being resistant to the insulin that it does produce.

Insulin is necessary to open the doors to the cell so the body can use the sugar for energy. When the body becomes insulin resistance, it takes more insulin to get the body to open up those doors – they are call cell receptors.

Its better to do something to make the body more insulin sensitive.
References :
http://www.diabetes-support.com

By: dwaraka n

dwaraka n — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:44:59 +0000

in insulin resistance case the—- picture is that what you get—– is that you have put up, it is not metformine to solve the problem, it is the other systems in your body to cooperate like the liver in problem hypertension and so on — correct that problem your need to have higher quantity of insulin will come down
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By: Angelo A

Angelo A — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:59:59 +0000

Metformin is nothing but a sugar blocker, but will help regulate your blood sugar. This is something you should talk to your doctor about
References :
http://www.diabeticsbooks.com

By: essentiallysolo

essentiallysolo — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:36:59 +0000

metformin will not reduce your insulin levels, all it does is work to facilitate the transport of glucose across the cell membrane using insulin. If your sugars are all normal, metformin is not indicated.
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