Preventing weight gain from medication
Written by: Dr. Rowena | Posted: Jan 27 2010
Q: I take metformin and actos for type 2 diabetes but it makes me gain weight especially around my stomach. What can I do to prevent this?
A: It is important that you stay on your medicine for diabetes. There are only two ways to prevent the weight gain. You can either eat less or exercise more. A combination of less eating and more exercising is doubly effective. The calories you consume must be less than the calories you burn with daily activities for weight loss to occur. You might want to talk to your doctor about exercise and weight reduction diet recommendations.
Tags: Diabetes, Diabetes, diet, Diet & Exercise, diet recommendations, exercise, metformin, type 2 diabetes, weight gain, weight loss, weight reductionDiabetes and impotence
Written by: Dr. Rowena | Posted: Feb 04 2009
Q: I’m 72 years old, strong and still working as a music teacher. I take 1000 mg metformin for diabetes, eat well, weigh 198 lbs. What is causing my impotence? Is it just age related?
A: Since you are on metformin, I am assuming you are diabetic. Even though you are strong, you have a sedentary occupation. You didn’t give your height but most people who weigh 198 pounds are at least overweight if not obese. Based on this, it is likely your impotence is caused by vascular damage from uncontrolled diabetes. Please accept my apology if this is not the case. Uncontrolled diabetes combined with obesity greatly increases the risk of a heart attack. I’d suggest that you speak to your doctor who knows your personal medical history.
Tags: Diabetes, heart attack, impotence, metformin, obesity, overweight, Sex, uncontrolled diabetes, vascular damage
