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Tingling in fingers and feet after starting metformin?
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<blockquote data-quote="Art Of Flowers" data-source="post: 2715823" data-attributes="member: 375067"><p>See <a href="https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/metformin-and-reduced-vitamin-b12-levels-new-advice-for-monitoring-patients-at-risk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/metformin-and-reduced-vitamin-b12-levels-new-advice-for-monitoring-patients-at-risk</a></p><p></p><p>Metformin strips the body of vitamin B12. A B12 deficiency causes neuropathy symptoms. I suggest you take B12 and stop metformin if you are getting negative side effect from it. Metformin only has a small effect on glucose levels, probably about 1 mmol. A low carb diet will reduce your glucose levels a lot more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Art Of Flowers, post: 2715823, member: 375067"] See [URL]https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/metformin-and-reduced-vitamin-b12-levels-new-advice-for-monitoring-patients-at-risk[/URL] Metformin strips the body of vitamin B12. A B12 deficiency causes neuropathy symptoms. I suggest you take B12 and stop metformin if you are getting negative side effect from it. Metformin only has a small effect on glucose levels, probably about 1 mmol. A low carb diet will reduce your glucose levels a lot more. [/QUOTE]
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