What happens to a person whose blood glucose levels are within normal range but is taking pills for diabetes?
My brother was very heavy and his doctor prescribed medication for diabetes. He’s lost about 80 pounds now and another doctor took a blood test and sid he’s not diabetic, but my brother continues to take his medication. I’m worried.
He was prescribed metformin 500mg 3 times a day.
What is the name of the medication your brother is taking for his diabetes. Just because his blood sugars have normalized doesn’t mean he is no longer diabetic. Speak with his Dr’s as he may be able to control his diabetes with diet alone. Take care, Donna Interesting since your brother has lost so much weight his Dr maybe able to gradually decrease the Metformin and observe his BS and see what happens. It is the HBA1C that Drs judge BS control. He should remain on the diet though. Don’t be worried, Metformin does not cause hypoglycemia. I think it was a little premature of his Dr. to announce that he was "no longer diabetic as BS levels fluctuate all the time. Your brother will be predisposed to diabetes but he is doing great.
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Ask the doctor.
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It depends on the medication. If it is metformin, it works with the way the food is digested, and causes the sugars to enter the bloodstream at a slower rate. It will not cause his blood sugar to bottom out. I don’t have diabetes but I take this med for another reason, it help slightly with appetite control and weight loss, you don’t lose vast amounts of weight with it but it does help.
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He should check his blood sugar .if there is persistant hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) he then should stop taking the pills
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I would seek another doctors opinion asap. First of all, the first doctor should have never prescribed medication for "assumed" diabetes because of weight. The doctor should have ran plenty of blood test to confirm that blood sugar levels were high. Without this, the doctor is just playing around with your brother’s health which is severely dangerous.
Your brother should stop taking the diabetic medication NOW. Diabetic medication is designed to lower sugar levels, and if your brother’s blood sugar is fine, he could send his blood sugar too low, and cause hypoglycemia (low sugar).
I would also talk to a lawyer about the first doctor. He sounds messed up in the head.
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What is the name of the medication your brother is taking for his diabetes. Just because his blood sugars have normalized doesn’t mean he is no longer diabetic. Speak with his Dr’s as he may be able to control his diabetes with diet alone. Take care, Donna Interesting since your brother has lost so much weight his Dr maybe able to gradually decrease the Metformin and observe his BS and see what happens. It is the HBA1C that Drs judge BS control. He should remain on the diet though. Don’t be worried, Metformin does not cause hypoglycemia. I think it was a little premature of his Dr. to announce that he was "no longer diabetic as BS levels fluctuate all the time. Your brother will be predisposed to diabetes but he is doing great.
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