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Metformin (?) Status Update
Hello everyone. I hope you are all well, and in good spirits. This is a trying time for all of us with Covid-19. I am now working from home full-time, and grocery shopping at Walmart at 10 pm om Friday evening each week. Mom and I are going for coffee, and enjoying it in the germ-free confines of my car. As you know, mom is 93 years old, with ILD/Fibrosis. I’ve had to increase her oxygen to 3-4L and 5L with exertion. This is keeping her levels above 88. I am always busy with her, the house, or working. I’m still spending time outdoors, just without human interaction. It’s just too risky that I’ll bring Covid-19 home to mom. Very sad situation we’re in… very sad.
A question for you all: Metformin. Mom has high blood sugar, (new for her), which has given her a plethora of symptoms. Her PCP at MGH, Boston has prescribed Metformin. I’ve been reading about studies of Metformin reversing, or halting the progression of lung disease/fibrosis. Have any of you had any experience with this drug? ANY experience at all? Is Metformin safe for people with ILD/fibrosis?
I hope all of us can emerge from this Covid-19 thing, unscathed. We’ve all got this awful disease already, we all deserve a break!
Peace to you all! And if any of you reside in Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Southern New Hampshire, please feel free to message me about meeting for coffee…
<3
Kristin – residing in the metrowest suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts
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