Ive just started taking metformin (1 a day this week then up to 3 a day).
My background: actually i was diagnosed with diabetes after suffering a severe allergic reaction. I keep on having these severe reactions where I vomit/diarrhea, then itch and head/hands etc swell up and i turn a lovely beetroot colour. (As an aside Doc doesnt seem to want to refer me for allergy tests/discuss this, he is only interested in forcing more diabetes type drugs on me e.g. statins when my cholesterol levels are good).
So today, I took my first metformin - and of course after lunchtime today I have bowel issues which i was expecting from this medicine, quickly followed by another severe allergic reaction. My question is: if i am sick/ and have severe diarhea after taking the medicine, will it actually be effective? Do i need to do anything extra when I have these allergy reactions, or diarrhea issues?
My background: actually i was diagnosed with diabetes after suffering a severe allergic reaction. I keep on having these severe reactions where I vomit/diarrhea, then itch and head/hands etc swell up and i turn a lovely beetroot colour. (As an aside Doc doesnt seem to want to refer me for allergy tests/discuss this, he is only interested in forcing more diabetes type drugs on me e.g. statins when my cholesterol levels are good).
So today, I took my first metformin - and of course after lunchtime today I have bowel issues which i was expecting from this medicine, quickly followed by another severe allergic reaction. My question is: if i am sick/ and have severe diarhea after taking the medicine, will it actually be effective? Do i need to do anything extra when I have these allergy reactions, or diarrhea issues?
