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Does metformin increase alt (sgpt) level?
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Rarely: About one in 10000 patients may experience mild liver toxicity (expressed as elevates ALT & AST ).
Answered 2/23/2018
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Best approach: Metformin is often prescribed for conditions in which liver enzymes rise (the non-alcoholic fatty liver family), and when these are present, the enzymes can rise late. I'd only conclude metformin is the cause if hepatitis B & C, Wilson's, alcohol, other meds (ibuproten can do it), autoimmunity are ruled out, liver's not fatty, and withdrawing metformin resolves this.
Answered 7/9/2018
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