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What are the long term side effects of Glucophage?
Can metformin can cause nerve damage? Along with increasing your risk for anemia, low vitamin B12 levels may also contribute to nerve damage (or neuropathy), which can cause chronic nerve pain. However, uncontrolled diabetes can also lead to neuropathy.
Why is Glucophage bad for you?
The most serious of these is lactic acidosis, a condition caused by buildup of lactic acid in the blood. This can occur if too much metformin accumulates in the blood due to chronic or acute (e.g. dehydration) kidney problems. Severe acute heart failure, or severe liver problems can also result in a lactate imbalance.
Is Glucophage safe to take?
Metformin is generally a safe and effective treatment for type 2 diabetes. However, it can cause side effects, and some people may want to look at other options. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body’s cells stop responding to insulin appropriately. As a result, levels of glucose, or sugar, in the blood rise too high.
When is the best time to take Glucophage?
The recommended starting dose of GLUCOPHAGE XR is 500 mg orally once daily with the evening meal. Increase the dose in increments of 500 mg weekly on the basis of glycemic control and tolerability, up to a maximum of 2000 mg once daily with the evening meal.
What happens if you take too much Glucophage?
Metformin overdose associated with lactic acidosis presents with nonspecific symptoms and includes severe nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, epigastric pain, thirstiness, lost appetite, lethargy and hyperpnoea. Hypotension, hypothermia, acute renal failure, coma and cardiac arrest also represent significant clinical features.
Is Glucophage an insulin?
Metformin is an oral medication and insulin is administered by injection under the skin (subcutaneously). Brand names of metformin include Glumetza, Glucophage, and Fortamet. Side effects of metformin and insulin that are similar include nausea.
How can I reduce the side effects of Glucophage?
Here are three tips for managing long-term metformin side effects:
- Take your metformin with a meal. You’re less likely to experience problems if there’s food in your stomach.
- Switch to extended-release (ER) metformin.
- Be careful with dietary changes and supplements.
Does Glucophage lower blood sugar?
Used in isolatio, Glucophage will not automatically result in lower blood glucose levels. However, low blood sugar levels can often be achieved by combining Metformin with diet, exercise and possibly other antidiabetic medication.
Why is metformin bad for You?
Metformin can cause weight loss over time when combined with diet and exercise. However, metformin should not be used just for weight loss. It has the risk of serious side effects as well as interactions with other medications.
What is the difference between Glucophage and metformin?
Metformin (Glumetza, Glucophage, and Fortamet) and insulin are used to treat diabetes. A difference is metformin is used to treat only type 2 diabetes, while insulin may be used to treat both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Metformin is also used to treat polycystic ovaries and weight gain due to medications used for treating psychoses.
Is Glucophage and metformin the same?
Glucophage is the brand name, metformin is the generic name. There must be a difference. My diabetic friend gets very sick on Metformin, but never got sick on Glucophage. Doctor says insurance won’t pay for Glucophage, of course, but hospitals won’t use metformin because of the side effects.