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What Causes Dry Mouth, Weight Loss And Blurred Vision In A Diabetic Patient?

I have high blood sugar and I have been dealing with symptoms for the past month. Fatigue, dry mouth, weight loss,blurred vision. Im 51 very active, but these symptoms started when my doctor started me on 1000mg of metformin. Checked my blood sugar level 3 weeks in an its at 370. now were talking insolin.
Wed, 20 Mar 2019
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Hi,

In persons with very high blood sugar, when the blood sugar starts to decrease slowly, it can be associated with symptoms such as you are describing.

Metformin causes stomach upset and constipation or diarrhea in some persons but it is not known to cause the symptoms, they are likely due to your slight changes in blood sugar.

The maximum dose of immediate-release metformin is 3g a day, you are currently at 1/3 of this dose. This can be increased to see if this would have any further changes in your blood sugar readings.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Dry Mouth, Weight Loss And Blurred Vision In A Diabetic Patient?

Hi, In persons with very high blood sugar, when the blood sugar starts to decrease slowly, it can be associated with symptoms such as you are describing. Metformin causes stomach upset and constipation or diarrhea in some persons but it is not known to cause the symptoms, they are likely due to your slight changes in blood sugar. The maximum dose of immediate-release metformin is 3g a day, you are currently at 1/3 of this dose. This can be increased to see if this would have any further changes in your blood sugar readings. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Michelle Gibson James, General & Family Physician