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Re: Should Any Blood Tests Be performed BEFORE prescribing MetaforminFrom: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:45:25 -0600 (CST)
Hi I agree with Sue, unless you have a family history of kidney or heart problems I would think it isn't a problem to take it.Sometimes Doctors will order a blood panel 3 months after starting Metformin to make sure you don't develope kidney or liver problems from taking the metformin which is also rare but could happen.Doctors are now learning that you Don't have to be IR to benifit from taking metformin with PCOS so a lot of doctors are no longer testing for IR before RXing metformin as long as they have other confirmation of there Diagnosis such as high LH/FSH,High Testosterone and DHEAS,and cysts present on a ultrasound along with our other wonderfull symptoms such as lack of menses and excess hair or lack there of. Dona >At Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Sue wrote: >>Should I have had any blood tests first to make sure that I have no >kidney or heart disease?< > >Kidney and/or heart disease are not things that you wouldn't know >about--the symptoms, signs, or other indicators would have shown up, >esp. if you got your diagnosis (dx) after bloodwork. Ultimately, the >warnings on met are for those in poorer health and the elderly--those >who are actually diabetic are at a much greater risk for heart disease >and/or kidney disease than those who aren't. Although untreated PCOS >can lead to those ailments as well. > >If you had bloodwork done, request a copy for your files and keep it on >hand. That way, you have a baseline with which to compare future >results as you continue in treatment (tx). It also makes you a more >informed patient, and that makes you your best ally when talking to >specialists and getting appropriate healthcare. > >Good luck!
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