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Burttrum101

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I’ve been on metaformin and my knees have been killing me I went from 500mg 2 times a day to 1000mg
Because I kept missing the 2nd tablet my blood levels were great ie sugar etc then after a few week my knee have hurt so much I can’t sleep at night it was that bad I started taking seven seas and turmeric for three weeks and no change after three weeks so pain was unrelenting so I read up online and see from this site a lot of people have the same issues
So I’m stopping the metformine and seeing if knees get any better I will keep to my diet that is a lot more healthy and go to doctors again as when I went before he sent me to psysiotherapy they gave me excercise and that made it worse so I’m going to see how my way works once it’s out of my system
 
Please seek medical advice from your diabetes doctor or team. Although the common side effects from Metformin are nausea, diarrhoea and upset stomach, it can also cause lactic acidosis which joint pain could be an indicator of, or not if the joint pain is from other causes. But either way, your medical team need to be consulted.
 
My first post on here. I have high lactic acid. 3.6 I am feeling unwell at the moment and have been on metformin for 10 yrs. I don’t know if I feel unwell because of the lactic acid until I see my Gp regarding the lactic acid test. My joints ache terribly, I have a lot of problems with upset tummy, belching etc. I hope it not due to the metformin as it has always worked well for my blood sugar levels
 
Burttrum101 said:
I’ve been on metaformin and my knees have been killing me I went from 500mg 2 times a day to 1000mg
Because I kept missing the 2nd tablet my blood levels were great ie sugar etc then after a few week my knee have hurt so much I can’t sleep at night it was that bad I started taking seven seas and turmeric for three weeks and no change after three weeks so pain was unrelenting so I read up online and see from this site a lot of people have the same issues
So I’m stopping the metformine and seeing if knees get any better I will keep to my diet that is a lot more healthy and go to doctors again as when I went before he sent me to psysiotherapy they gave me excercise and that made it worse so I’m going to see how my way works once it’s out of my system
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Are you taking a statin as well as metformin?
 
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