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Should Metformin Be Taken Regularly For Pituitary Brain Tumor?

My husband has a pituitary brain tumor He takes Cabergoline, Synthroid, Prednisone, Amlodipine, Lisinopril, VitD3 and has been taking Janumet50/1000. Since ObamaCare started we lost our insurance.... Now his Cabergoline is $674.00 a month for 24 pills & his Janumet is $368.00 we cannot continue to pay for this because he also lost his job in the coal mines!!! Before he took Metformin, but he always forgot his morning dose, so therefore his endo doctor hanged him to Janumet....if he would take the metformin correctly wouldn't that be okay?
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
First of all metformin is not used for pituitary tumour. Metformin is used in treatment of diabetes. It is oral anti diabetic drug. You can take metformin to control sugar level according to your doctor's advice. For pituitary tumour he should continue his previous treatment. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.
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Should Metformin Be Taken Regularly For Pituitary Brain Tumor?

Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. First of all metformin is not used for pituitary tumour. Metformin is used in treatment of diabetes. It is oral anti diabetic drug. You can take metformin to control sugar level according to your doctor s advice. For pituitary tumour he should continue his previous treatment. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.