Best Times to Avoid Metformin in Diabetic

Metformin is diabetes medicine that used to control blood sugar level. It is for people with type 2 diabetes named mellitus. Metformin is sometimes used in combination with insulin or other medications but it is not for treating type 1 diabetes. Helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Metformin works by helping to restore your body proper response to the insulin you naturally produce. It also decreases the amount of sugar that your liver's make and your stomach or intestine absorb.

You should not use this medication if you are allergic to Metformin or if you are in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis. If you need to have any type of Xray or CT scan using a dye that is injected into your nerves you need to temporarily stop taking Metformin. Before taking Metformin tell your doctor have any diseases like liver disease or heart disease.

Some people develop lactic acidosis while taking Metformin. Old symptoms get worse over time and this condition can be fatal. Get emergency medical help if you have even mild symptoms such as muscle pain, weakness, numb or cold feeling in your arms and legs, trouble breathing, stomach pain, nausea with vomiting, slow, uneven heart rate, dizziness, or feeling very weak.

Metformin should not be given to a child younger than 10 years old. The extended release of Metformin should not be given to a child younger than 17 years old. Pregnancy category B. It is not expected to be dangerous to an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or become pregnant in future during treatment. It is not known whether Metformin passes into breast milk or if it could harm a baby. Do not take Metformin without first talking to your doctor, if you are breast's feeding not to crush, chew or break a tablet Swallow the pill whole. Breaking the pill may cause too much of the drug too

Check your blood sugar carefully during a time of stress or illness, if you travel, exercise more than before, consume alcohol or do not eat meals. These things can affect your glucose level and your dose need may also change.

Your doctor may want you to stop taking Metformin for a short time if you become ill, have a fever or infection or if you have surgery or a medical emergency.

Your doctor may have you take extra vitamin B12 while you are taking Metformin. Take only the amount that doctor has prescribed.

Store Metformin at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.

Take the missed dose as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next time. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.

An overdose of Metformin may cause lactic acidosis immediate medical help if you have any of these symptoms of lactic acidosis weakness, increasing sleep, low heart rate, muscles pain, shortness of breath, stomach pain and feeling light head and fainting.

Avoid drinking alcohol. It lowers blood sugar and may increase your risk of lactic acidosis while taking metformin.

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to Metformin hives, swelling of your face, lips, tongue, breathing or throat. This medication may cause Lactic acidosis can start slowly and get worse over time. Get immediate medical help if you have even mild symptoms of lactic acidosis.

Muscle pain or weakness, numb, cold feeling in your arm and leg, trouble, tired, breathing, feeling dizzy, light head or very weak, stomach pain, nausea with vomiting. A headache or muscle pain, weakness, Mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, gas, stomach pain. Take 500 milligrams twice a day with the morning and evening meal.

Extended

Release:

500 to 2000 mg orally once a day with the evening meal, your maximum daily dose is 2500 mg.

Other medicines use

Cimetidine, procainamide, quinidine or quinine, trimethoprim, Vancomycin, morphine, procainamide.

You may be more likely to have hyperglycemia if you take as:

Covera, Isoptin, Verelan, thyroid medicine, birth control pills and other hormones, seizure medicines, Diet pills or medicines to treat asthma, Isoniazid, diuretics.