Metformin maybe the problem ?

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MightylittleD

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I am a type 2 diabetic. I have had pains in my llegs which I have had tests for and the results are that my muscles are deteorating,they put it down to my hypertension tablets and have stopped those. I still have the pains in my legs and now it looks like it maybe the Metformin.

Has anyone else had this problem ?

I am going back to the specialist ASAP. Would you think insulin is better than tablets ?

Dave
 
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It is a possibility that this is due to a Statin, it is a well known side effect. Are you on any type of Statin.
 
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My question to you is are you taking statins? Simvaststin gave me shocking muscle troubles.

...and my response to your question about insulin would be insulin is a last resort when all else has failed to gain good control.

Good luck with your specialist appointment and dont forget to come back with anupdate.
 
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Dave.
Looking back through your posts you say your Bg levels are Ok. Do you test very often, if so what sort of readings do you get ?

Have you had these pains since diagnosis, or did you have them before ? Might help us to help you if we know a little more. :)
 
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My BL are usually between 4 and 6, the pains started just after I started taking the medication, then went for a few months and I have now had it for at least four months, the the pains are getting worse the more I do. I have a full time job and four children. I feel my I am missing out on my kids as I can not do what I want with them,or even what a normal Dad can do with his kids as it hurts too much to do anything.

I have stopped taking (on doctors orders) my hyper-tension tablets about 2 weeks ago, and as of last night my Metformin, and I am waiting for a specialist appointment.

Justy don't know where to go from here.
 
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When do you test your Bg levels ? Pre meal, post meal, times ?
How many times a day ? Is it every day ?

Sorry for the questions but it all helps us.
 
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MightylittleD said:
Normally twice a day. Once when I get up before I brush my teeth and second before my evening meal.
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Hi again.
We are getting there....... :D

Only testing when you get up and and before a meal is really not adequate. Is there any chance you could test pre every meal, 1 and 2 hrs after meals for a day or so and let us know here what the levels are. That is very important.

It would also help if we knew exactly the sort of food you are eating each day ? Sorry for the tasks but I am really just trying to get a clearer picture. More information. :)
 
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Muscle pain is not uncommon in diabetes and is a recognised form of neuropathy. The form that affects the muscles in the thighs is called femoral neuropathy and is not uncommon in patients over 50. So before assuming that it is either the statins or the metformin, it's best to get it checked with a doctor.

Statins have a known side-effect of causing muscle pain, but it is not as common as is often supposed:
http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/ ... tmusc.html

Metformin has known side effects which are indigestion, diarrhoea, and nausea but not muscle pains. Metformin is actually excreted from the body in the urine within around 48 hours of taking it and it comes out in exactly the same form as it went in. It is not metabolised by the body into any other products. The only time metformin is associated with muscle pain is during lactoacidosis, a condition caused by dehydration and high glucose levels and it's not the metformin causing those pains even then.

I'd have the pains checked out by a doctor.
 
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