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Wine and Metformin?

FranOnTheEdge

FranOnTheEdge

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Darkest Essex
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
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Coriander leaf, chillis, celery, sausages,
Hi, I'm on Metformin, specifically: Glucophage/Prolonged Release, Metformin Hydrochloride. When I was on the previous stuff, the ordinary Metformin, the doc said "no alcohol".
I've read the leaflet for this version, and that is a little vague about alcohol.
So I wondered if anyone else here has the same medication and if so, can you have the occasional glass of red wine? only I haven't had any since December last year, and I really, really miss it.
 
I take Metformin and drink red wine (not lots anymore) but I enjoy a glass of red wine - less sugar in red
 
So happy to hear that, so much so that I dared to have a sip or two of my husband's glass of red wine, lovely!
 
Metformin messes with the liver's function and so does alcohol. If you are going to have it then start with a small amount and see if that has an effect and if not try a little more.

For me Met and alcohol didnt go but then met lasted 3 weeks before I had a severe reaction to it (the met not alcohol that is)
 
Just wondering how a severe reaction manifests itself? What did you experience? I'm on LCHF so red wine is one of my pleasures a few times a week, haven't had bad reaction (that I know of), interested to understand so I can educate myself - thank you
 
PenfoldAPD said:
Just wondering how a severe reaction manifests itself
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Severe for me was acidic blood and my whole vascular system feeling like it was on fire - shortness of breath and feeling like I was going to die; cleared up within 24 hours of stopping the Met.

Note this was nothing to do with alcohol just my bodies rejection of met.
 
I wa stold if I was to drink any wine etc to stop taking the Metformin the nigth before as can cause reactions :)
 
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