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[CaptainZok]

So diabetes meds can damage your kidneys eh? Makes me a bit happier I've been taken off em and put on insulin.

[D]

be extremely and very careful when using furosemide .. if you mistakenly overdose it, your breathing can stop.. also its a burden on the liver alone.. and good news you are not using metformin

Thanks for that, Dr. cem. I am currently taking one 40mg Furosemide tablet, but I have taken two daily in the past. As my ankles are still a little swollen (shoes a bit tight), I asked my consultant at the hospital if there were any contraindications with Furosemide and he said no - no mention of any compromise to my liver function.
Should I stop taking it and live with the fluid retention? Is there a safer alternative?
Thanks,

Ron.
[/quote]

Can I please ask you to discuss such important medical information with a qualified medical professional and not an internet doctor like cem. PLEASE!

Frusemide does not directly affect your liver. And taking a larger dose will not make your breathing stop. On the other hand, stopping frusemide, depending on your cardiac function, can give you acute pulmonary oedema, which can be fatal.

There are alternatives to Furosemide, but they have their own list of side effects.

I try really hard to not comment on medical threads now, but the alarming amount of wrong information being offered from one particular source is scary. The other medical thread again has some very misleading advice from the same source.

[omega3000]

So went to see diabetic nurse and she said blood tests are fine  I expressed my concern over the Metformin but she insisted there was nothing to worry about as im on a low dosage anyway .
Got to wait for water test results though .
As for my feet i managed to get in to see the doctor today as well , one of my blood pressure pills Amlodipine could be causing water retention .. the rash around my feet is side effect of the other meds im on  Ive been given more tabs for the pain and see how it goes and if it gets worse i may be taken off the  Amlodipine and onto something else 

Dont you just love getting old 

[Stemo]

So went to see diabetic nurse and she said blood tests are fine  I expressed my concern over the Metformin but she insisted there was nothing to worry about as im on a low dosage anyway .
Got to wait for water test results though .
As for my feet i managed to get in to see the doctor today as well , one of my blood pressure pills Amlodipine could be causing water retention .. the rash around my feet is side effect of the other meds im on  Ive been given more tabs for the pain and see how it goes and if it gets worse i may be taken off the  Amlodipine and onto something else 

Dont you just love getting old 

Just how old are you?

[omega3000]

So went to see diabetic nurse and she said blood tests are fine  I expressed my concern over the Metformin but she insisted there was nothing to worry about as im on a low dosage anyway .
Got to wait for water test results though .
As for my feet i managed to get in to see the doctor today as well , one of my blood pressure pills Amlodipine could be causing water retention .. the rash around my feet is side effect of the other meds im on  Ive been given more tabs for the pain and see how it goes and if it gets worse i may be taken off the  Amlodipine and onto something else 

Dont you just love getting old 

Just how old are you?

22 

[Stemo]

So went to see diabetic nurse and she said blood tests are fine  I expressed my concern over the Metformin but she insisted there was nothing to worry about as im on a low dosage anyway .
Got to wait for water test results though .
As for my feet i managed to get in to see the doctor today as well , one of my blood pressure pills Amlodipine could be causing water retention .. the rash around my feet is side effect of the other meds im on  Ive been given more tabs for the pain and see how it goes and if it gets worse i may be taken off the  Amlodipine and onto something else 

Dont you just love getting old 

Just how old are you?

22 

A few months older than me, then.

[omega3000]

So went to see diabetic nurse and she said blood tests are fine  I expressed my concern over the Metformin but she insisted there was nothing to worry about as im on a low dosage anyway .
Got to wait for water test results though .
As for my feet i managed to get in to see the doctor today as well , one of my blood pressure pills Amlodipine could be causing water retention .. the rash around my feet is side effect of the other meds im on  Ive been given more tabs for the pain and see how it goes and if it gets worse i may be taken off the  Amlodipine and onto something else 

Dont you just love getting old 

Just how old are you?

22 

A few months older than me, then.

49 

[Stemo]

So went to see diabetic nurse and she said blood tests are fine  I expressed my concern over the Metformin but she insisted there was nothing to worry about as im on a low dosage anyway .
Got to wait for water test results though .
As for my feet i managed to get in to see the doctor today as well , one of my blood pressure pills Amlodipine could be causing water retention .. the rash around my feet is side effect of the other meds im on  Ive been given more tabs for the pain and see how it goes and if it gets worse i may be taken off the  Amlodipine and onto something else 

Dont you just love getting old 

Just how old are you?

22 

A few months older than me, then.

49 

Well...you're hardly old or even getting old. Diabetes can strike at any age. My sons friend was diagnosed with type 1 when he was twelve.

[omega3000]

So went to see diabetic nurse and she said blood tests are fine  I expressed my concern over the Metformin but she insisted there was nothing to worry about as im on a low dosage anyway .
Got to wait for water test results though .
As for my feet i managed to get in to see the doctor today as well , one of my blood pressure pills Amlodipine could be causing water retention .. the rash around my feet is side effect of the other meds im on  Ive been given more tabs for the pain and see how it goes and if it gets worse i may be taken off the  Amlodipine and onto something else 

Dont you just love getting old 

Just how old are you?

22 

A few months older than me, then.

49 

Well...you're hardly old or even getting old. Diabetes can strike at any age. My sons friend was diagnosed with type 1 when he was twelve.

No not old but ive other problems too , at least good news that diabetes is under control and i can carry on with the same diet and not increase the Metformin 

[cem_devecioglu]

be extremely and very careful when using furosemide .. if you mistakenly overdose it, your breathing can stop.. also its a burden on the liver alone.. and good news you are not using metformin

Thanks for that, Dr. cem. I am currently taking one 40mg Furosemide tablet, but I have taken two daily in the past. As my ankles are still a little swollen (shoes a bit tight), I asked my consultant at the hospital if there were any contraindications with Furosemide and he said no - no mention of any compromise to my liver function.
Should I stop taking it and live with the fluid retention? Is there a safer alternative?
Thanks,

Ron.



every chemical in the blood stream is cleaned by the liver .. if I were you I would prefer to decrease the dose and try more exercise and daily activity if possible..

[cem_devecioglu]

be extremely and very careful when using furosemide .. if you mistakenly overdose it, your breathing can stop.. also its a burden on the liver alone.. and good news you are not using metformin

Thanks for that, Dr. cem. I am currently taking one 40mg Furosemide tablet, but I have taken two daily in the past. As my ankles are still a little swollen (shoes a bit tight), I asked my consultant at the hospital if there were any contraindications with Furosemide and he said no - no mention of any compromise to my liver function.
Should I stop taking it and live with the fluid retention? Is there a safer alternative?
Thanks,

Ron.

Can I please ask you to discuss such important medical information with a qualified medical professional and not an internet doctor like cem. PLEASE!

Frusemide does not directly affect your liver. And taking a larger dose will not make your breathing stop. On the other hand, stopping frusemide, depending on your cardiac function, can give you acute pulmonary oedema, which can be fatal.

There are alternatives to Furosemide, but they have their own list of side effects.

I try really hard to not comment on medical threads now, but the alarming amount of wrong information being offered from one particular source is scary. The other medical thread again has some very misleading advice from the same source.



every chemical entering your blood system is cleaned by liver..  thats a basic info..  and I dont have any intention to take your job

[cem_devecioglu]

So went to see diabetic nurse and she said blood tests are fine  I expressed my concern over the Metformin but she insisted there was nothing to worry about as im on a low dosage anyway .
Got to wait for water test results though .
As for my feet i managed to get in to see the doctor today as well , one of my blood pressure pills Amlodipine could be causing water retention .. the rash around my feet is side effect of the other meds im on  Ive been given more tabs for the pain and see how it goes and if it gets worse i may be taken off the  Amlodipine and onto something else 

Dont you just love getting old 

Emd, unfortunately there is an inevitable relation between drug industry and health system..  its a historcally proven fact that a lot of those drugs do more damage then they cure..  a lot of them are withdrawn.. and only god knows from a million kind which are harmless and useful..  and one more point, human bodies dont always gave the same response to the same drug.. so you are the first doctor of yourself.. when you use those pills, watch your body responses very carefully..  amount of urination,  change in apetite, change in excretion, change in skin color, change in mouth taste, sleep disorders, pain etc  generally give early responses about those pills.. if any of them become negative behave accordingly..