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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NickD 2" data-source="post: 1761794" data-attributes="member: 472642"><p>I've also had a similar looking rash on my shins - started just after New Year and coincidentally just after I'd stopped taking the long acting Metformin and went back to the normal version. The rash was initially very itchy and like a mass of liquid filled pimples but after a day it stopped being itchy, but remained very red for 3.5 months or so. Then earlier this month the rash on my shins enlarged and appeared on my forearms. Went to the GP who thought it might be an allergy but he made an appointment the following week with another GP who was also a dermatologist. She took one look and said its a 'classic' reaction to medication. I know metformin causes my legs to swell, so stopped taking metformin last Thursday for a 3 month test and went on to insulin. Any leg swelling disappeared by Saturday, the rash on my arms has gone and the rash on my legs is fading very quickly...</p></blockquote><p></p>

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