What is lactic acidosis and can it happen to me?
Lactic acidosis is caused by a build-up of lactic acid in the blood. Lactic acidosis associated with metformin is rare and has occurred mostly in people whose kidneys were not working normally. Lactic acidosis has been reported in about one in 33,000 patients taking metformin over the course of a year. Although rare, if lactic acidosis does occur, it can be fatal in up to half the cases. It is also important for your liver to be working normally when you take FORTAMET® . Your liver helps to remove lactic acid from your bloodstream. Your doctor will monitor your diabetes and may perform blood tests on you from time to time to make sure your kidneys and your liver are functioning normally. There is no evidence that FORTAMET® causes harm to the kidneys or liver. Q11. Are there other risk factors for lactic acidosis? Your risk of developing lactic acidosis from taking FORTAMET® is very low as long as your kidneys and liver are healthy. However, some factors can increase your risk because t
