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Hi Jonathan.
You've posed a really good question that comes up a lot in the world of diabetes educators of which I am a part. I am currently working towards my 1000 hours in order to sit for the certified diabetes educator exam. ACSM Clinical Exercise Specialists and ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologists are eligible to sit for this exam upon meeting the prerequisites.
Please visit me at:
http://www.diabeteseducator.org/DiabetesEducation/Find.html
Currently, my company is in contract with a global health-care company that produces products for the diabetes population. As a consequence of the contractual agreement, I cannot disclose who the company is. The service I provide for the company is wellness coaching and personal training for their clients who have been diagnosed with diabetes. I lead a team comprised of myself, a nutritionist and certified diabetes educator.
My clients for the most part use metformin in addition to other pharmaceuticals in order to control their glucose levels.
FYI metformin is the therapy of choice for overweight and obese people who have been diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Metformin improves insulin action in skeletal muscle and liver tissue. Metformin does not, however, increase the release of insulin. This is why many obese and overweight people (I emphasize many, not all) take Byetta along with it.
It is this combination, where it has been observed that the overweight and obese population have experienced significant weight loss. Having said this, it is good for you to know that a few of my have experienced not so nice side effects. Primarly diarrhea.8((
You will see metformin which is the generic name of the drug sold under the following brand names:
Glucophage, Riomet, Glucovance. You might also see it as Metformin and glyburide.
I have learned much from coaching the overweight/obese population. It doesn't matter what combination of "weight loss" drugs is prescribed to someone who is obese. If the individual is not ready and committed to adopt life-promoting behaviors they will only gain whatever weight they lost back.
Weight loss starts in the mind.
Hope this of help to you.
You've posed a really good question that comes up a lot in the world of diabetes educators of which I am a part. I am currently working towards my 1000 hours in order to sit for the certified diabetes educator exam. ACSM Clinical Exercise Specialists and ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologists are eligible to sit for this exam upon meeting the prerequisites.
Please visit me at:
http://www.diabeteseducator.org/DiabetesEducation/Find.html
Currently, my company is in contract with a global health-care company that produces products for the diabetes population. As a consequence of the contractual agreement, I cannot disclose who the company is. The service I provide for the company is wellness coaching and personal training for their clients who have been diagnosed with diabetes. I lead a team comprised of myself, a nutritionist and certified diabetes educator.
My clients for the most part use metformin in addition to other pharmaceuticals in order to control their glucose levels.
FYI metformin is the therapy of choice for overweight and obese people who have been diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Metformin improves insulin action in skeletal muscle and liver tissue. Metformin does not, however, increase the release of insulin. This is why many obese and overweight people (I emphasize many, not all) take Byetta along with it.
It is this combination, where it has been observed that the overweight and obese population have experienced significant weight loss. Having said this, it is good for you to know that a few of my have experienced not so nice side effects. Primarly diarrhea.8((
You will see metformin which is the generic name of the drug sold under the following brand names:
Glucophage, Riomet, Glucovance. You might also see it as Metformin and glyburide.
I have learned much from coaching the overweight/obese population. It doesn't matter what combination of "weight loss" drugs is prescribed to someone who is obese. If the individual is not ready and committed to adopt life-promoting behaviors they will only gain whatever weight they lost back.
Weight loss starts in the mind.
Hope this of help to you.
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Metformin (glucophage) is prescribed mainly for patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but can also be prescribed for those diagnosed with PCOS. Recently generic metformin has been promoted for weight loss. It is said "it will reduce your feeling of being hungry. If your most important overweight problem area is your belly, then there is a good chance you are overweight on the account of too much insulin production. Eating makes your blood sugar level rise and the higher it goes, the more insulin your Pancreas produces. This insulin tells your brain to feel hungry, your liver to manufacture fat, and the fat cells in your waist area to suck up this fat."
Metformin was not developed as a weight loss drug. It can have serious adverse reactions (lactic acidosis), drug interactions and is particularly dangerous if taken by someone with kidney or liver problems/disease.
Metformin should only be prescribed by a doctor for the disease states for which it was indicated. Patients should be under the care of a physician while taking the drug and should follow a diet and exercise regimen prescribed by their doctor.
To get additional information about metformin, you can read the package insert at http://www.bms.com/products/Pages/prescribing.aspx
Metformin was not developed as a weight loss drug. It can have serious adverse reactions (lactic acidosis), drug interactions and is particularly dangerous if taken by someone with kidney or liver problems/disease.
Metformin should only be prescribed by a doctor for the disease states for which it was indicated. Patients should be under the care of a physician while taking the drug and should follow a diet and exercise regimen prescribed by their doctor.
To get additional information about metformin, you can read the package insert at http://www.bms.com/products/Pages/prescribing.aspx
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I have worked with a client on metformin and she was told it would help to facilitate weight loss...didn't seem to be any different. This is way outside of a personal trainers scope to discuss.
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Do you mean 'metmorfin, metformin, glucophage'? If so, then this prescription drug, in addition to being a drug to treat diabetes, is currently under discussion for facilitate weight loss rather than preventing it.
My personal opinion: as personal trainers, we should not get entangled in the web of prescription drugs even though we need to be aware of possible effects as they relate to exercise.
My personal opinion: as personal trainers, we should not get entangled in the web of prescription drugs even though we need to be aware of possible effects as they relate to exercise.
