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Long term Metformin Effects on Kidney

2026-01-11 14:52:27
I am using 1500 mg Metformin everyday, recently started, but, I came to know about dangerous side effects to kidney, should I continue using it? These are my last Kidney Function Test Creatinine 0.97 mg/dL Uric Acid 6.5 mg/dL Sodium 138.2 mEq/L Potassium 4.5 mEq/L
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Metformin can be given upto 2g when the kidney function is normal and u can tolerate it,if ur having gi side effects if ur gfr below 30 then it produces it's bad effects which is not the case for you

Answered2026-01-13 10:43:41

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