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<blockquote data-quote="lovinglife" data-source="post: 2634818" data-attributes="member: 22428"><p>Sorry to hear you’ve had such bad experiences, sounds like you’ve had a lot to deal with.</p><p></p><p>I’ve been on Metformin since diagnosis 14 years ago and have had no problems with it. I know it’s a well documented fact that it can cause tummy upsets and I fully acknowledge I’m one of the lucky ones.</p><p></p><p>You make a few claims that I’m curious about as I’ve never heard or read anything about these things and Metformin</p><p></p><p>If you have kidney disease then metformin isn’t recommended as it’s the kidneys that deal with the drug so if your kidneys aren’t working as they should then you could become ill with lactic acidosis which in itself is very rare but possible, but I can’t find in the leaflet or online anything to say it causes kidney damage in healthy kidneys - do you have a link as I’m interested to read about this. </p><p></p><p>Also do you have a link to the information that Metformin causes peripheral neuropathy, I’ve never heard or seen this claim anywhere, please could you post a link to your claim as peripheral neuropathy is usually linked to running high blood sugars.</p><p></p><p>As to it being a short term drug that just isn’t correct, Metformin is a long term if not for life drug, it can deplete B12 levels over time and this is a well known side effect, it also reported to have protective properties for the heart in both those with a healthy heart and those with heart problems and can protect against some cancers , again do you have a link to it being recommended for short term use only as I can’t find any evidence to support what you say</p><p></p><p>A link to how Metformin can be a good drug in some instances </p><p><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-metformin-a-wonder-drug-202109222605" target="_blank">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-metformin-a-wonder-drug-202109222605</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovinglife, post: 2634818, member: 22428"] Sorry to hear you’ve had such bad experiences, sounds like you’ve had a lot to deal with. I’ve been on Metformin since diagnosis 14 years ago and have had no problems with it. I know it’s a well documented fact that it can cause tummy upsets and I fully acknowledge I’m one of the lucky ones. You make a few claims that I’m curious about as I’ve never heard or read anything about these things and Metformin If you have kidney disease then metformin isn’t recommended as it’s the kidneys that deal with the drug so if your kidneys aren’t working as they should then you could become ill with lactic acidosis which in itself is very rare but possible, but I can’t find in the leaflet or online anything to say it causes kidney damage in healthy kidneys - do you have a link as I’m interested to read about this. Also do you have a link to the information that Metformin causes peripheral neuropathy, I’ve never heard or seen this claim anywhere, please could you post a link to your claim as peripheral neuropathy is usually linked to running high blood sugars. As to it being a short term drug that just isn’t correct, Metformin is a long term if not for life drug, it can deplete B12 levels over time and this is a well known side effect, it also reported to have protective properties for the heart in both those with a healthy heart and those with heart problems and can protect against some cancers , again do you have a link to it being recommended for short term use only as I can’t find any evidence to support what you say A link to how Metformin can be a good drug in some instances [URL]https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-metformin-a-wonder-drug-202109222605[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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