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.
Overweight, high cholesterol, and high triglyceride levels all increase the risk of developing heart disease, the leading cause of death in people with Type 2 diabetes. Another advantage of metformin is that it does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) when it is the only diabetes medicine taken.Metformin is typically taken two to three times a day, with meals.The extended-release formula (Glucophage XR) is taken once a day, with the evening meal.etformin not only lowers blood glucose levels, which in the long term reduces the risk of diabetic complications, but it also lowers blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels and does not cause weight gain the way insulin and some other oral blood-glucose-lowering drugs do.