Can You Drink Alcohol While Taking Metformin
Camila Farah
Typically doctors advise that drinking alcohol while consuming metformin does not support diabetes management and is not safe.
Metformin and alcohol can both lower your blood sugar putting you at risk for hypoglycemia and life threatening lactic. It does not stimulate pancreatic cells. If you drink alcohol you may increase your risk of these side effects. If you already have these side effects from metformin drinking alcohol can make them worse.
Typically doctors advise that drinking alcohol while taking metformin does not support diabetes. You can drink alcohol while taking metformin but there are side effects. When you take metformin your body produces more lactic acid than it usually does. When you drink alcohol your body can t get rid of lactic acid as quickly.
Drinking alcohol can affect your diabetes directly but you may face additional risk if you drink alcohol with metformin. When you have diabetes drinking alcohol can be risky. Binge drinking when taking metformin is strongly inadvisable due to the risk of lactic acidosis as well as all the other risks that go with consuming large quantities of alcohol in a short period of time. Metformin is reported to improve lipid profile as well in type 2 diabetics.
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