The medicine Glucophage (metformin) can help control your blood sugar levels.

Glucophage is used to treat one form of diabetes mellitus referred to as type 2 diabetes. That insulin produced by the pancreas is not able to get sugar into the cells of the body where it can work correctly. Using Glucophage with another type of anti-diabetic medicine or insulin will help to lower your blood sugar and allow your body to use food correctly to make energy. Many people do not need Glucophage to control type 2 diabetes because they can control it just by changing their diet and some have to follow an exercise plan. When you have diabetes is very important that you do watch your diet and try to incorporate exercise into your schedule. Monitoring of your blood sugar level is very important and if you change your exercise or eating patterns you must keep close watch on these levels. There is always a chance that Glucophage might not always work correctly for you so keeping track of your blood sugar on a regular basis is very important. Your physician might change the medication if for some reason that Metformin no longer balances things out correctly.