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Metformin and Creatinine Clearance

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GeoffA - Melbourne

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
My kidney specialist has taken me off metformin after five years
because he says it is affecting my creatine clearance and reducing my kidney function. Anyone else had this problem
 
I had a 24 hour urine collection and blood test to measure creatinine clearance which has been climbing. After going off the metformin and other drug adjustment (blood pressure meds) the number has reduced. The specialist wont let me go back to metformin but has prescribed Diamicron 30mg (gliclazide??). Trouble is now this makes me hungry, have put on a little weight and don't have such good glucose control. Also can have hypos unless I have a mid morning snack.
 
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