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Hi - I am writing this regarding my brother. I am his carer and following a brain injury he was diagnosed with epilepsy a number of years ago. He was fortunate to never have a seizure, only "absences"and after being referred to the hospital and given medication those absences decreased to approx once per month for 20 seconds and he could talk to me. Then a few years ago his blood sugars started going up and a nurse at the surgery said to be careful as diabetes meds and epilepsy meds did not mix well. Two years ago the G.P. said his sugars were high and he was definitely diabetic and would require medication. I mentioned what the nurse had said and he shrugged and said "I don't think so"..
My brother was put on Metformin and was fine for 2 weeks. In the third week he had 6 absences in 5 days and on the Friday had a full blown seizure(his first EVER!!) I called an ambulance and they were really worried. We were in A&E for 3 hours as they were worried because his oxygen levels were so low. I immediately stopped the Metformin and went to see the G.P. who agreed to take him off them. He has had his sugars checked regularly and this last time in December the (new) G.P. said his sugars are so high he HAS to go on medication. I am terrified. Everyone I speak to (G.P/A& E/Diabetes nurse) say they have never heard of this. (The Nurse who mentioned it to me years ago had long since moved on) He is on Lamotrogine(lamictal) for his type of epilepsy and since I took him off the Metformin 2 years ago he is back to approx. 1 "absence" a month.HELP! Can anyone advise me as next week he has to be prescibed and I would welcome hearing if anyone has come across this. -Sorry about the long post
Kind regards
My brother was put on Metformin and was fine for 2 weeks. In the third week he had 6 absences in 5 days and on the Friday had a full blown seizure(his first EVER!!) I called an ambulance and they were really worried. We were in A&E for 3 hours as they were worried because his oxygen levels were so low. I immediately stopped the Metformin and went to see the G.P. who agreed to take him off them. He has had his sugars checked regularly and this last time in December the (new) G.P. said his sugars are so high he HAS to go on medication. I am terrified. Everyone I speak to (G.P/A& E/Diabetes nurse) say they have never heard of this. (The Nurse who mentioned it to me years ago had long since moved on) He is on Lamotrogine(lamictal) for his type of epilepsy and since I took him off the Metformin 2 years ago he is back to approx. 1 "absence" a month.HELP! Can anyone advise me as next week he has to be prescibed and I would welcome hearing if anyone has come across this. -Sorry about the long post
Kind regards