Metformin (Glucophage) is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Treatment is combined with a balanced diet and exercise. This medicine lowers blood sugar and helps your body to use insulin more efficiently. It is sometimes used with other medicines for diabetes.
Other medications may increase or decrease in blood sugar: alcohol, beta-blockers, chromium, cinamon,
Symptoms of high blood sugar include: dizziness, dry mouth, flushed dry-skin, fruit-like breath odor, loss of appetite, nausea, stomach ache, unusual thirst, frequent passing of urine. Patient shoul monitor the level of ketone in the body by using ketostix.