Metafort is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels Metafort is for people with type 2 diabetes Metafort is sometimes used in combination with insulin or other medications but it is not for treating type 1 diabetes Metafort may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide

Some diabetic patients taking Metafort 500 Tablet 15 s may develop a serious condition called lactic acidosis In lactic acidosis there is too much lactic acid accumulated in the blood So your liver and kidney proper functioning is required for the elimination of excess lactic acid from the blood You should not take metformin if you have kidney disease as measured by a blood test Metafort 500 Tablet 15 s may lower vitamin B 12 levels so try to have blood test annual blood and vitamin Metafort 500 Tablet 15 s when used with insulin may extremely lower the blood sugar level So the doctor may lower the dose of insulin