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Cool Novice 
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I have been reading several sources and it seems that using Glucophage would be a good complement to my CKD diet, but I am not sure how to use it correctly. I have heard great things and others say you can fuck yourself up.(You can fuck yourself up with aspirin if you take too much...but anyway). If you had 850mg tablets of Metaformin HC, how can you safely and effectively use it? Any experience out there or ideas. ------------------     | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 28 |
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 174 |
I am not a user of metformin, but I was interested for a while. Do a search on it to get as much info as you can. Metformin does not cause hypoglycemia so it will not harm you in that respect. You should get checked out to make sure that you have no kidney problems. People were dying due to having pre-existing problems with their kidneys and it was causing lactic acidosis. It was said to have a mortality rate of 50-75% with people with renal problems. If you think you might have the slightest chance of a problem with the kindneys, DO NOT USE IT. If everything is all right and you have been checked out and cleared, some people have used 850mg 2x a day. It's great to take after a workout with creatine and a carb, although you are on a Ketogenic diet so you probably would not take in the glucose. It has been said that if you take in 50grams of Glutamine (This being said by Charles Poliquin) that you can bypass the use of carbs post workout. Since Metformin is a glucose disposal agent, you could take it with your morning meal if you eat carbs early in the morning, and after your workout to shuttle whatever carbs you take post workout. Make sure that you have carbs on hand, as glucophage may create an upset stomach and feelings of throwing up. It might make you use the bathroom a lot. People that I have talked to have dramatically cut weight with it using it 2x a day with a Ketogeninc diet. Just make sure to get your renal function checked. Remember, I myself have never taken it, but have researched it as you should do. Goto medline and do a search as well. I hope this helps! ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 28 |
Thanks for the info... I think I like the idea of using it on the weekends when I carbo load. I am sure it would help to make sure they are shuttled in to the muscle more efficiently. As for using it during my keto phase... I think that is a risk I would rather not take. Tahnks for the info... Believe me... I research everything to death before I touch it. This was only a first step and you have helped me greatly. ------------------ | ||
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Freak 
Posts: 2282 |
Curiously...I would have said about the same thing as George, because that's what I found when I got interested in it, too...I will also be using it for my weekend carb-ups in a few weeks with my cutting/contest cycle! ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 28 |
Yeah, I was thinking that it would help on the carbo loading. Thx | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 174 |
I think the supercomp effect would be great and many people that I have talked to concur. Check out BodyOpus by Dan Duchaine. He speaks of Glucose Disposal agents and there uses. A cool book from a truely unique thinker. ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 28 |
Thanks Again. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 638 |
BEEN TAKING METFORMIN NOW FOR FOUR WEEKS. I AM ON A LOW/NO CARB DIET. I HAVE EXPERIENCED NO SIDES, BUT HAVE LOST SOME WEIGHT. I'VE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE IN MUSCLE HARDNESS. ------------------ NEWBIES, CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT THESE FINE SITES. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 28 |
Big Johnson, how are you administering it? I am on a 20-40 grams of carb per day diet for 5 days and then 1500 grams on the weekend. If you are doing something similar, then what are your dosages etc... Please let me know... ------------------ |
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posted April 04, 2001 11:01 PM
