Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Hey, Marilyn, I am not a Doctor so I can't really advise as to the need for insulin, but I can advise, get another Doctor, lol, " take it out yourself? " please, that is no way for a doctor to behave...My Mom has had polyp's removed and seemed to have come through it fine... you should not have too much trouble with a clear liquid diet..for a couple of days, but you might want to ask about maybe laying off the metiform while you are on it, and also consult with a doctor about changing that med if it is giving you problems.. Carmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 > Is this kind of " surgery " enough > of a deal to require insulin? > Never used it, but as of late, > my metformin is making my heart > pound about 20 - 40 minutes after > I take 500 mg's. There is something in the metformin package insert recommending strongly that you do not take metformin for two days before and two days after surgery. You might want to check that out. I am not sure whether removing a polyp counts as " surgery " ! My wife had an emergency operation a year ago and she had taken her metformin that very morning. The anaesthetist had me sign a special release in which the metformin risk was specifically mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 In a message dated 6/10/2004 1:03:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, j459g@... writes: > > There is something in the metformin > package insert recommending strongly > that you do not take metformin for > two days before and two days after > surgery. You might want to check > that out. I am not sure whether > removing a polyp counts as > " surgery " ! > > My wife had an emergency operation > a year ago and she had taken her > metformin that very morning. The > anaesthetist had me sign a special > release in which the metformin risk > was specifically mentioned. > > > > Hi , thanks for the notice, I will sure ask about it. Thanks, Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 In a message dated 6/10/2004 12:33:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, carmen33@... writes: > Hey, Marilyn, I am not a Doctor so I can't really advise as to the need for > insulin, but I can advise, get another Doctor, lol, " take it out yourself? " > please, that is no way for a doctor to behave...My Mom has had polyp's > removed and seemed to have come through it fine... you should not have too much > trouble with a clear liquid diet..for a couple of days, but you might want to > ask about maybe laying off the metiform while you are on it, and also consult > with a doctor about changing that med if it is giving you problems.. > > Carmen > > Hi Carmen , I was thinking that I might do just that after reading 's post I am thinking I will just watch the bg's during the days and use a little of the gingerale to bring it up if it gets low. Thanks, Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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