Re: Pregnant - should I continue use of Metformin or go on Insulin?
From: Anna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:12:03 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Roxanne,
If you do a search on keywords: "metformin pregnancy safety" you will
come up with lots of articles. When I was pregnant before, my
endocrinologist then had put me on Insulin. Had a 2nd trimester loss,
probably nothing to do with the drugs themselves.
My current endo advised me to go on insulin when i get pregnant. Also
the chief of obstetrics at Stanford also advised the same. However my
high risk OB said ultimately its my choice.
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Anna
At Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Gray, wrote:
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>What articles? All I've read has said that taking the Metformin into
>the 2nd trimester increases the chances of a healthy delivery. Did I
>miss something?
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>Doctors and Ladies,
>
>I had a positive HPT and scheduled to go into do bloodwork in a day or
>two.
>I've been taking Metformin for 3-4 months as I'm insulin resistant.
>Had higher blood glucose levels in my last pregnancy which ended in
>fetal demise at 21 weeks. At that time I was taking insulin. TO
>regulate my glucose levels after D&E, endo put me on Metformin 500mg,
>3
>times a day.
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>Now I am having difficulty making the choice of staying on Metformin
>(which is definitely less stressful than being on insulin) and seems
>the
>logical choice because I am producing enough insulin but utilization
>is
>not happening.
>However after coming across so many articles on the safety of the
>drug,
>I am unsure. Doctor's and fellow PCOSers Please help!!!
>
>Thanks,
>Anna
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