yeah eating with the tabs tends to help the side effects. it's horrible though while your body adjusts. if it's making you really unwell, you can ask for the extended/slow release ones that tend to have less impact on your body

try for a REALLY low GI diet - it helps. eliminate fat, low carb etc. try for protein rich food if you can

unfortunately, metformin never helped me - just made me unwell. although i was taking it alongside other meds when we had success with DD's pregnancy