Fainting

[Perlafantastica]

Out for a meal last evening and felt increasingly tired, then hot and almost nauseus, left and promptly fainted alongside our car. No injuries but curious if this was a hypo. I take 2 metformin a day and this is the first time this has happened.
Any knowledge of cause and how to treat it would be helpful.

 

[Rachox]

It is all too easy to blame our diabetes for every ailment we get. Metformin alone is extremely unlikely to cause a hypo. I suggest a visit to your GP

 

[EllieM]

Hi @Perlafantastica and welcome to the forums
As @Rachox said metformin on its own is unlikely to cause a hypo.

Though hypos could theoretically cause you to faint so could plenty of other things, and without doing a blood glucose test at the time it's very hard to say whether you had low blood sugar.

I would agree that a visit to a GP is in order.