♥This video examines Metformin contraindications and how to stop this drug in 6 scenarios.The 6 most common contraindications will be discussed in this video as well as diabetes complications.The 6 scenarios are: worsening kidney function with decreased GFR, abusing alcohol, progressive liver disease, congestive heart failure, lactic acidosis and decreased perfusion of tissues.
Let us look at the most common diabetes complications. may make your doctor stop metformin. so please monitored and you are taking control of your diabetes is sometimes called a silent disease you are twice as likely to have a stroke or diabetes can raise your triglycerides ( a called ldl and decrease your good cholesterol called hdl. in particular your retina can get
Damaged. will have to follow up regularly with your also known as cataracts. you are also at an diabetes causes your blood sugars to go up if you are older you are at an increased risk this type of chronic kidney disease caused bad kidney disease (we doctors refer to this to filter your blood. your nerves can also get damaged. you might is called diabetic neuropathy. damage
To the vessels especially in your feet and in very severe cases amputations of digits and limbs. amount of sugar in your saliva can be helpful is higher risk for tooth plaque, caries and tooth loss. progresses and with advancing disease because flow to the vessel’s you have bladder problems comment and share. hit that notification bell going back to the first question
Of this video where your doctor will have to stop giving can predispose you to a condition called lactic or she will look at a value called gfr (glomerular 30ml/min/1.7 m2 metformin will be discontinued. a lot of elderly patients and i stop it at doctors reduce the dose of metformin by half but no more than 1000mg /day. 2) if you are abusing alcohol your doctor those
Temptations. 3) if you have progressive liver disease or a contraindication unless your liver disease progresses. heart failure is well managed and stable you situations of acute heart failure or unstable 5) if in the past you have had a history of in your blood (you would know) … you cannot use metformin. blood flow to your tissues such as sepsis, instability… that
Just means your blood pressure and are usually quite sick and in the icu. did you know that metformin can cause b12 your gfr is? and if you are interested in more videos especially on metformin and diabetes you can click right here, click right here, right here
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Metformin contraindications: STOP this DRUG in these 6 scenarios! By Think Your Health
