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Dyslipidemia And Fatty Liver. Prescribed Gemfibrozil And Metformin. Right Medications?

hi good morning, im phil from phils. i was diagnosed to have dyslipedimia and also fattly liver i was given gemfibrozil and also metformin . my sgpt is not that sky high. my bp is stable im still 31 and i would like to know if these are the right medications or u will still add something. i was 84kg at that time and im now 75kg today. im taking that meds for 2months now.
Thu, 29 Nov 2012
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Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic

Fatty liver can be as a result of alcohol use or associated with diet and excess weight.
The gemifibrozil will treat high triglycerides and high cholesterol if these are the abnormalites seen in your cholesterol results and the metformin would reduce the insulin resistance that is commonly associated with non alcoholic fatty liver.

The american college of gastroenterology suggests the following: weight loss, reduce alcohol intake, appropriate vitamin E intake, omega 3 is used if the triglycerides are high but not specifically for the liver disease.

The 9 kg weight loss would improve your present conditions.

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Dyslipidemia And Fatty Liver. Prescribed Gemfibrozil And Metformin. Right Medications?

Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic Fatty liver can be as a result of alcohol use or associated with diet and excess weight. The gemifibrozil will treat high triglycerides and high cholesterol if these are the abnormalites seen in your cholesterol results and the metformin would reduce the insulin resistance that is commonly associated with non alcoholic fatty liver. The american college of gastroenterology suggests the following: weight loss, reduce alcohol intake, appropriate vitamin E intake, omega 3 is used if the triglycerides are high but not specifically for the liver disease. The 9 kg weight loss would improve your present conditions. I hope this helps