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Re: Glucophage/Alcohol

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:32:15 +0100 (MET DST)


Hi Buxumblonde,

The pharmacist has misinformed you. This question has already emerged earlier. No risk of an occasional drink and metformin. The warning refers to the acidosis caused by heavy drinking and the tendency of acidosis while taking metformin. These two may combine to form a life threatening condition. Sam

> My pharmacist warned me about alcohol because it actually lowers blood
> sugars the next day and can cause a doozy of a hangover. Since gluco.
> lowers the blood sugar it can intensify the alcohols effect even with
> one drink. She suggested one glass of wine once in a while but make
> sure you are eating.....At Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Ruth wrote:
> >




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