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Re: Glucophage and kidney problems?

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 03:41:06 +0100

Hi Emily,

LA is a serious but very rare problem. UTI and kidney stones have nothing to do with metformin. Metformin is excreted through the kidneys. For your info

Sam

> I have an appointment this Wednesday to see my endocrinologist and will
> most likely get my diagnosis of PCOS. She wants to put me on
> Glucophage; however, I've read that lactic acidosis is a serious
> side-effect, and this is a particularly high risk for individuals with
> kidney disease. I have had frequent UTIs in the past and kidney stones
> a couple of times. Is the Glucophage something I should be worried
> about?
>
> I plan to ask my endocrinologist as well, but I was wondering if anyone
> here on Glucophage has kidney problems and if so how the treatment is
> going.
>
> Thanks!
>

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