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Metformin Lactic Acidosis

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

I got a prescription for Gluco-phage 500 mg . after reading paper workfrom the drug store about the side effects and especially a condition called lactic acidsosis I amconsidering to ask my doctor for an ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

If ph balance with urine and saliva ph test strip says about 6.5 so one be concerned with lactic acidosis? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   M. Vamsi Krishna MD

is his third episode with lactic acidosis (the first two they attributed to alcohol consumption which ... activity. His internist thinks it is a Type D lactic acidosis that could be GI related... View answer

Answered by : Dr. M. Vamsi Krishna ( Diabetologist)
Dr.  Elona MD

it’s gone up. Is it safe for me to take Metformin with these labs? What causes lactic acidosis on when someone is on metformin ? Also why do people start on 500 mg 2x a day is it dangerous to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Elona ( Endocrinologist)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

?i have heard of lactic acidosis being a potential risk, which is serious. Please could you advise if ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Niranjan G MD

I take Metformin for type 2 diabetes and I drink beer daily, and I would like to know how many beers per day are considered excessive? I am concerned about the condition of Lactic Acidosis and ... View answer

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Dr.  Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

been taking this medication for an extended time) can cause lactic acidosis. That seems to have a lot ... calling it fibro? I can t seem to find if lactic acidosis is something that only gets... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Hardik Thakker MD

what is lactic acidosis...how dou get this ...i am takeing medformin 500 mg 2 pills n morn plus 1pill glipizide 10 mg then in evening 2 pills metformin 500mg 1 pill glipizide 10 mg n evening....i was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Thakker ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Anshul Varshney MD

My wife has been told to stop taking metformin cold turkey because of symptoms of lactic acidosis. Now she has been sick for a month with the same symptoms. She is normally she is highly energetic and ... View answer

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Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

lactic acidosis and should I go to the er? ...I m taking Metformin xr for two weeks now and working out at the gym with high intensity sprint and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)