Metformin - Glucophage dosing for type 2 diabetes

For regular (not long-acting) Glucophage, the dosing varies with age, as follows:

* Age 10 - 16: The starting dose is Glucophage 500 mg twice daily. The maximum dose for people in this age group is Glucophage 2000 mg total per day, divided into two or three doses.

* Age 17 and over: The starting dose is Glucophage 500 mg twice daily or 850 mg once daily. The maximum dose for people in this age group is 2550 mg total daily, divided into two or three doses per day.

An alternative starting dose of Metformin Glucophage is one 850 milligram tablet a day, taken with the morning meal. Your doctor may increase this by 850 milligrams at 14 day intervals, to a maximum of 2,550 milligrams a day.

The usual maintenance dose of Metformin ranges from 1,500 to 2,550 milligrams daily. If you take more than 2,000 milligrams a day, your doctor may recommend that the medication be divided into three doses of Metformin, taken with each meal.