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Suggest Alternative Medicine For Type 2 Diabetes
I have diabetes 2 and am supposed to take metformin but I like to drink. I have a few glasses of wine and a gin and tonic a night, I know that s bad but I am in my sixties and have done so for about 20 years. I have been taking the tablet each day but seem to have bouts of diarohea so have stopped taking it. Is there an alternative for people who drink
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
HI
Thanks for posting your query to Healthcaremagic .
There are many medicines for Diabetes . Metformin by itself can cause diarrhea. You can ask your doctor for Tablet Glimeperide as the chances of loose motion with this drug is less .
But don't change it by yourself as the dosage has to be adjusted by your doctor himself .
Any Clarifications or doubts feel free to ask . Happy to answer .
Regards.
Thanks for posting your query to Healthcaremagic .
There are many medicines for Diabetes . Metformin by itself can cause diarrhea. You can ask your doctor for Tablet Glimeperide as the chances of loose motion with this drug is less .
But don't change it by yourself as the dosage has to be adjusted by your doctor himself .
Any Clarifications or doubts feel free to ask . Happy to answer .
Regards.
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