Uncontrolled diabetes?

IM 20 YRS OLD AND A TYPE 2 DIABETIC. MY BIGGEST ISSUE IS MEDS. I HAVE A RLY HARD TIME SWALLOWING BIG PILLS AND IVE TOLD THE DR. THIS. IM ON METFORMIN 800 MG 3 TIMES A DAY AND GLIPIZIDE 10 MG 2 TIMES A DAY. THE GLIPIZIDE DOESNT BOTHER ME TO SWALLOW BUT THE OTHER DOES. I REALLY WANT TO DISCIPLINE MYSELF TO GET MY SUGAR UNDER CONTROL BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN OUTRAGEOUS LATELY IM TALKIN 300-400 DAILY AND MOST OF THE TIME I CANT EVEN TELL THAT ITS UP UNLESS I CHECK IT. ANYONE HAVE GOOD ADVICE OR A MEDICINE SUGGESTION FOR A PILL THAT ISNT HUGE AND HARD TO SWALLOW.???

the pills cant be cut because they are time released....they wont work correctly

Ask your doctor to put you on insulin. Simple, easy and it works.

OR you could ask for regular metformin, instead of the time released form. You can cut the regular ones in half or quarters to make them easier to swallow.

IF they cause digestion problems take them with some yogurt with live active culture, look for one with Splenda instead of sugar, so you aren't getting a lot of extra carbs that you don't need. The yogurt cancels out the stomach problems for most people. Cutting the tablets into quarters would make them a lot eaiser to swallow.

Try swallowing them with the yogurt instead of with water. Sometimes it just a lot easier to swallow pills with food than with a liquid. It works for me.

You said the time released Metformin doesn't work. Try the regular with the yogurt, it will probably work better for you. Its worth a try. If that doesn't work, ask your doctor about Lantus insulin.

There is an inject-able medication called Byetta. You might see if that is something your doctor would give you. They usually use it in combination with the pills, but just ask. Those metformin pills are huge. I hope you get you Diabetes under control. I work in and orthopedic office and see many amputations and foot ulcers every year from uncontrolled diabetes. Good luck

there are no medication equivalent to metformin so you can't changing to something else or stop taking it my advice to you as your doctor to change it to 500mg table which is smaller in size and change the regimen of your medication to 500mg after breakfast (1 tablet) 1000mg after lunch (2 tablets) and 500mg after dinner (1 tablet) good luck

I'm a Type 1 and unfamiliar with those medications, but have you tried to cut the pill in half so that it is a smaller size and easier to swallow? Most larger pills have score marks and you can break them on your own or they do make pill cutters.

Yes! But it sounds the opposite of how it should work. When you take the pill, instead of tilting your head back to swallow(which tends to close the esophagus) tilt your head down. In other words take pill, take water, tilt head forward and down.
It does help.

hi you
have you tryed halving them or braking them up then taking them, if not give a go