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My mother has been taking metformin for her diabetes and she now has kidney failure and will need a kidney and there was nothing wrong with her kidneys and that metformin was the cause of it! And somebody is going to to pay her because I m sueing my mother is sick as a dog!
Hello and thanks you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein and I will try to help you as much as I can with my answer. This is not caused by metformin and Diabetes is probable cause if kidney dysfunction.
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Does Metformin Cause Kidney Problems?
Hello and thanks you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein and I will try to help you as much as I can with my answer. This is not caused by metformin and Diabetes is probable cause if kidney dysfunction. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.