Metformin..Medic Alert Bracelet? - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Message Board

NewfieGal76 · 05-09-2007, 08:14 AM

I have just recently been put on Metformin, I actually just took my first pill..on the info sheet they gave me from the pharmacy, it says on there to wear a medic alert bracelet stating that I am taking this product. Does anyone on Metformin wear one? And why should we wear one? Is the drug that serious??

calijay · 05-10-2007, 03:51 AM

I could only come up with 2 possible reasons...and i'm not sure they're even good reasons. But...I believe if you are on metformin you can't take the dyes they use in CT scans...so if there is an emergency where you needed a scan they would need to know? And also, i think metformin could drop your blood sugar and in the case of diabetics it would be important for medical personnel to know that you could be having hypoglycemic-related problems? Just my thoughts.

TLValiant · 05-11-2007, 01:10 PM

From what I have been able to see there are several meds that do not react well with metformin and they want to know if you are this before they give you any new medication. If you are not sure I would definitely either ask your pharmacist or doctor and see if you need to get one. I do not have a medic alert bracelet but I have been off mine for 6 months now because of being stubborn. I am going to ask my endo next month when I see her though to see if I need to start wearing one.

Terry

duzford · 05-23-2007, 02:03 PM

Ditto what TL and cali said. I had a situation where I cut my finger and due to the metformin there were extra precautions needed to ensure that my iron and sugar did not drop too fast and to protect against infection. At the start Metformin can also lead to dehydration.

duzford · 05-23-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TLValiant

From what I have been able to see there are several meds that do not react well with metformin and they want to know if you are this before they give you any new medication. If you are not sure I would definitely either ask your pharmacist or doctor and see if you need to get one. I do not have a medic alert bracelet but I have been off mine for 6 months now because of being stubborn. I am going to ask my endo next month when I see her though to see if I need to start wearing one.

Terry

Terry, you know that Metformin can decrease kidney function and since I see you on the kidney board just wanted to send you a friendly head's up for your talk with the endo. I wonder if the PCOS is why we get so many stones?