Has anyone ever taken too much metformin?
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Have you been finger pricking or using Dexcom or libre ? X
How much did you take? If you've taken more than the maximum daily dose I would contact 111 for advice x
@Alice I’ve been taking it twice in the morning and twice at night (which was my old dosage as I was previously on 500mg) I’m now on 1g so I’ve been taking 4000mg a day. I’ve read mixed things online and rang triage who just said to ring the diabetic team in the morning as baby is still moving. I’m just beside myself I’ve caused harm. Sugars have generally been ok, maybe one or two lows in the whole time as I would have thought a strong dose would really drop my sugars.
@Kirsty so I had Dexcom for 10 days but currently just finger pricking x
@Naomi I rang maternity triage and they’ve told me to ring my diabetic team in the morning x
You’ll be okay, as long as baby is still moving and you feel alright in yourself. You did the right thing phoning triage. That’s good your sugars have been okay and no hypos. Try not to worry and see what the specialist midwife says in the morning x
How much have you been taking? Have your sugars been okay?