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Have you experienced side effects from Metformin 500 mg 2xDay?

Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Aug 23, 2022 | Replies (31)
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@abelew

The podiatrist told my husband that his long term use of the diabetes drug, metformin may be the cause of his foot neuropathy due to the drug depleting three vitamins. Have any of you heard this before?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jul 12, 2019

Hello @abelew, I think @lois6524 is right about it more likely being the diabetes that caused the neuropathy. There is some information to associate use of metformin with B12 deficiency and it may make peripheral neuropathy worse.

Metformin Linked to B12 Deficiency
-- https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20090608/metformin-linked-to-b12-deficiency

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