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Is it o.k. to drink alcohol if on Metformin?

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It is not OK for a diabetic to consume alcohol.Please open the following link.

medicinenet.com/alcohol_abu...

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Thanks for taking the trouble to reply, however don't think your answer is quite what I meant by Q. Of course it's better for ALL to be cautious in use of alcohol, not just diabetics It was more the combination Metfomin/ Alcohol reaction that I was interested in

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Thanks for reply and info - appreciated!

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