Dialysis therapy for lactic acidosis caused by metformin intoxication: presentation of two cases

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1995-1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasemin Usul Soyoral ◽  
Huseyin Begenik ◽  
Habib Emre ◽  
Enver Aytemiz ◽  
Mustafa Ozturk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Lactic Acidosis ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Dialysis Therapy ◽  
Oral Antidiabetic ◽  
High Doses

Metformin is an oral antidiabetic, which is frequently used in the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus. Serious side effects may be seen during the administration of high doses of metformin. Two cases of lactic acidosis due to ingestion of high dose metformin for suicidal purposes have been presented here; in both cases, clinical improvement was seen with bicarbonate hemodialysis.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENGGUNAAN OBAT HERBAL PASIEN DIABETES MELLITUS TIPE II DI KOTA LANGSA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Diza Fathamira Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Antidiabetic Drugs ◽  
City Government ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

<p><em>Diabetes mellitus is one of degenerative disease which is relatively high in Langsa City. Nowadays, the usage of herbal medicines for diabetics  is highly recommended to reduce the side effects of the usage of antidiabetic drugs,  which is consumed for  a long period time. This research aims to analyze the usage of herbal medicines in Diabetics with type II Diabetes Mellitus. The population in this study were 3647 people and 97 of them were sample. The sampling technique was cluster random sampling. The results showed that the majority of DM patients were women (50.5%) with work as housewives (30.9%). The most herbal medicine used was turmeric (39.2%) with motivation to use are cheap and easily to get  (40.2%). It is suggested to Langsa city government to develop a family medicinal program as well as increase the health promotion efforts of the usage herbal drugs in order to reduce the side effects of the usage of antidiabetic drugs.</em><em></em></p>

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