Metformin and Swollen Feet and Ankles

Sugar Plum said:

Has anybody developed swollen feet and ankles by taking Metformin ?

I took 2 tabs @ 500 mg per day for a very long time with no problems. When increased to 3 tabs @ 500 mg per day my left foot started to puff up a little. When increased to 4 tabs @ 500 mg per day, the left foot and ankle became swollen and the right foot also.

My Doctor has reduced the Metformin to 2 tabs per day @ 500 mg and supplemented it with 1 tab Gliclazide @ 80 mg per day. It is too early to make a judgement, but my feet have almost returned to normal after just over a week. Other people on the web have complained about 2,000 mg of Metformin per day making their feet and ankles swell.

Has anybody else had this trouble ?
from the look of it at present, in my case there is no doubt about it.

My last HbA1c reading over month ago was 63 mmol/mol or 7.9 %. Not a disaster, but could be better.

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Sugar Plum said:

Has anybody developed swollen feet and ankles by taking Metformin ?

I took 2 tabs @ 500 mg per day for a very long time with no problems. When increased to 3 tabs @ 500 mg per day my left foot started to puff up a little. When increased to 4 tabs @ 500 mg per day, the left foot and ankle became swollen and the right foot also.

My Doctor has reduced the Metformin to 2 tabs per day @ 500 mg and supplemented it with 1 tab Gliclazide @ 80 mg per day. It is too early to make a judgement, but my feet have almost returned to normal after just over a week. Other people on the web have complained about 2,000 mg of Metformin per day making their feet and ankles swell.

Has anybody else had this trouble ?
from the look of it at present, in my case there is no doubt about it.

My last HbA1c reading over month ago was 63 mmol/mol or 7.9 %. Not a disaster, but could be better.

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graj0 said:

I've been taking Metformin for 17 years but I don't seem to have a problem with retained fluid. If I take soluble cocodamol I have horrendous fluid retention problems, I can gain 5 kgs in a week, so that's 5 litres of fluid. I now know that 8 soluble tablets (max daily dose) has 50% more salt than the RDA. In the past this has also led to higher BP but doesn't seem to be an issue these days.

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Sugar Plum said:

Has anybody developed swollen feet and ankles by taking Metformin ?

I took 2 tabs @ 500 mg per day for a very long time with no problems. When increased to 3 tabs @ 500 mg per day my left foot started to puff up a little. When increased to 4 tabs @ 500 mg per day, the left foot and ankle became swollen and the right foot also.

My Doctor has reduced the Metformin to 2 tabs per day @ 500 mg and supplemented it with 1 tab Gliclazide @ 80 mg per day. It is too early to make a judgement, but my feet have almost returned to normal after just over a week. Other people on the web have complained about 2,000 mg of Metformin per day making their feet and ankles swell.

Has anybody else had this trouble ?
from the look of it at present, in my case there is no doubt about it.

My last HbA1c reading over month ago was 63 mmol/mol or 7.9 %. Not a disaster, but could be better.

Click to expand...