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What Causes Excessive Sleeping And Constipation After Taking Metaformin?
Question: My husband is a 53 year old diabetic who takes metaformin and gilespiside and has a hernia, and is sleeping more than 15 hours per day, with alternating diarhea and constipation?
Brief Answer:
Dear need some more info
Detailed Answer:
Dear madam I can understand your concern
I need some important info to proceed to further discussion
1.duration of diabetes
2.since how many days you are having this problem
3.any latest blood reports avilable
4.any symptoms of fever and infections
waiting for your reply
regards
Dear need some more info
Detailed Answer:
Dear madam I can understand your concern
I need some important info to proceed to further discussion
1.duration of diabetes
2.since how many days you are having this problem
3.any latest blood reports avilable
4.any symptoms of fever and infections
waiting for your reply
regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Hi, he was diagnosed over a year ago, alternating diarhea and constipation for over a year. He refuses to monitor blood sugar, refuses to get hernia fixed. Not sure annoy fever or infections. Sorry i don't have the answers to all your questions, it is why i contacted you.
Brief Answer:
Might not be related to Diabetes.
Detailed Answer:
Dear madam
Thank you for the information.
In my opinion this alternating constipation and diarrhoea might not be related to diabetes.
Usually this kind of complaints are seen in long standing diabetes with autonomic neuropathy.
In some individuals drug metformin can also cause the similar picture.
I suggest you to hold metformin and observe for 7 days whether the symptoms recovering or not.
since he is feeling very sleepy it might be due to uncontrolled diabetes also so I suggest you to check his Hba1c% along with fasting blood sugars.
In rare scenarios some intestinal related disease like irritable bowel syndrome can also give the similar picture of symptoms.
Honestly, I don't diagnose you with this condition; but it's definitely worth evaluation in these lines since there are many matching symptoms. Please discuss with your treating doctor.
Might not be related to Diabetes.
Detailed Answer:
Dear madam
Thank you for the information.
In my opinion this alternating constipation and diarrhoea might not be related to diabetes.
Usually this kind of complaints are seen in long standing diabetes with autonomic neuropathy.
In some individuals drug metformin can also cause the similar picture.
I suggest you to hold metformin and observe for 7 days whether the symptoms recovering or not.
since he is feeling very sleepy it might be due to uncontrolled diabetes also so I suggest you to check his Hba1c% along with fasting blood sugars.
In rare scenarios some intestinal related disease like irritable bowel syndrome can also give the similar picture of symptoms.
Honestly, I don't diagnose you with this condition; but it's definitely worth evaluation in these lines since there are many matching symptoms. Please discuss with your treating doctor.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
Thank you, I will suggest to him your answers. I appreciate your help.
Brief Answer:
kindly go for diabetes evaluation
Detailed Answer:
you welcome
in case your husband accepted to visit doctor and undergo test
kindly let me know the reports
Best regards
kindly go for diabetes evaluation
Detailed Answer:
you welcome
in case your husband accepted to visit doctor and undergo test
kindly let me know the reports
Best regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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