Forest Park, Ohio. For the unincorporated community in Ottawa County, see Forest Park, Ottawa County, Ohio. Forest Park is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,720 at the 2010 census.
There are several alternatives to metformin for type 2 diabetes, including lifestyle changes, other oral diabetes medications, and insulin. Metformin (GlucophageÂ®) is a prescription medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. A long-acting form, metformin ER (Glucophage XRÂ®), is also available. For most people, metformin is effective in treating their diabetes, and most people tolerate it well. However, as with all medicines, side effects can occur. In other cases, the medicine may not completely control a person's diabetes. Fortunately, there are several alternatives to metformin. Some of the metformin alternatives include: 1  Lifestyle changes. 2  Other oral diabetes medications.  Insulin and other injectable diabetes medications.
Metformin takes longer to bring down your sugar levels than changing your diet. I'm Type 1, but was diagnosed as T2 originally and put on metformin. Numbers were down in 2 days because of my diet change... when I eventually came off the metformin, no change in my numbers because I wasn't insulin resistant...