Posted on 09/16/2011 2:47:59 PM PDT by decimon
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pancreatitis hurts, bad
Better watch out. PRO DRUG/VACCINE freepers are out in droves today and they will call this propaganda and since the drugs are tested, they couldn’t possibly cause any damage!!
Pancreatic cancer is such a horrible, horrible disease - if a link is made here, I surely hope SOMEONE is paying attention to the research.
I had a friend who had Type II diabetes, in his late sixties but still climbing mountains. Pancreatic cancer took him out in less than 4 months. Of course he represents only one data point.
Great. I just started taking Januvia.
Yeah. Been there, done that.
You could annoy your doctor with this and ask if there's not an alternate medication.
My brother got pancreatitus and almost died form taking it.
My daughter-in-law has chronic familial pancreatitis, and her attacks usually land her in the hospital with nothing but a drip in her hand and and NOTHING by mouth, even water. The less severe attacks wind up in the ER, and she's had it all her life. Needless to say, it complicates her life in incredible ways.
Almost killed me last Christmas.
>>>pancreatitis hurts, bad
When it was at its worst on me, I was in coma, and had a machine breathing for me. Thanks to God & Mayo, I survived.
Amazing how badly that one little organ can screw you up.
Do you know if Metformin has any side effects.. short term or long term ? I know people that are on it.
I don’t know.
You can look on some sites Webmd or others that show drugs.
They show side effects.
I stopped taking Metformin partly because of by brother’s problems.
I take Metformin. Its probably the safest of all Type II
medications on the market.
http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20110314/metformin-gets-highest-marks-in-diabetes-study
It causes the safest form of pancriatitus
well what are you going to do? One has to die of something.
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