metformin 500mg and high bood pressure

[teddybear74]

hi I have just started on 1 tablet of 500mg metformin and had to go an get checked out at hospital last night as my blood sugars was 24.5 and climbing as routine the checked my blood pressure and it was 140/91 which is slightly high but the hospital put it down to being in there and the fact that I have a chest infection but im not sure if there is a link with the metformin and this. im also asthmatic and on steroids and antibiotics for the chest infection and coz f this had to have a nebuliser and blood pressure checked and I was 130/ something cant remember now but it was a lot lower. can anyone shed any light on this please I have no other side effects as yet but its only day 2

 

[Mushroom]

Hi, assume you are type 2?
I am not sure the Metformin would cause any problems with blood pressure or high blood sugars. It would seem the high blood pressure reading was because you were in hospital and the staff didn't seem overly worried about it. I believe your blood sugars can rise when you are ill - how much higher I do not know. I don't test when I am unwell as I expect them to be all over the place then anyway.
You have a chest infection and are on antibiotics. If you are taking cough mixture, it can have a lot of sugar in some versions. And some cough medicines can't be taken due to your asthma. You don't say what you are eating which may be the problem.
Not sure if this is any help. Where you thinking the Met was causing a problem?