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My gyne reduced my metformin from 1000 b.d to 1000 o.d. i'm 5weeks pregnant. is that safe? can reducing the dose risk miscarriage?i hav thin type pcos

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She be fine: My guess is that your OB is worried that your blood sugars is getting too low. It never hurts to clarify with him/her why they changed to dose, but sometimes we do have to lower it.

Answered 8/25/2014

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