Metformin helps reduce the absorption of blood sugar from the food you eat. Mainly high calorie foods, like chocolate, sweet drinks, etc. This medicine also reduces the absorption of sugar from various parts of the body and reduces the production of sugar from the liver. Recently people also use metformin for weight loss.
Metformin can be used for a long time, but its use is restricted in patients suffering from kidney and liver failure or any other organ dysfunction.
This is mainly because metformin produces lactate and this lactate will not be filtered by the liver if it is already damaged to some extent. Therefore, if patients are experiencing increased liver and kidney problems, they are advised to avoid metformin.
However, if no kidney or liver disease is found, this medicine can be used for a long time without any side effects. Is metformin safe for weight loss? The doctor said that metformin is not only used for diabetes, but PCOS patients and people who want to lose weight can also use this medicine.
However, metformin can sometimes cause hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar level) if overdose occurs. If you are taking regular dose as per prescribed dosage. So this should not cause any kind of hypoglycaemia. Therefore, it is important to monitor for hypoglycaemia if you are using metformin for weight loss.
Metformin is a safe medicine for long-term use when prescribed and regularly monitored by your doctor. However its primary role is to reduce sugar levels in diabetic patients by reducing sugar levels. This makes it beneficial for conditions like PCOS and obesity.
Published at : 16 Nov 2024 05:43 PM (IST)
