Raj R Patel

“If you're still using your blue inhaler on its own during the winter, that's now a red flag.”

“If you're still using your blue inhaler on its own during the winter, that's now a red flag. I've been telling you this for ages as a pharmacist - blue inhalers like salbutamol work really fast. They open up your airwaves.”

“If you take metformin and develop new tiredness, weakness or pins and needles, don't automatically assume it is your diabetes or simply getting older.”

“The MHRA now classifies reduced vitamin B12 levels or B12 deficiency as a common side effect of metformin, potentially affecting up to 1 in 10 people. The likelihood increases with higher metformin doses, longer treatment duration and existing risk factors for B12 deficiency.”

“So if coffee suddenly tastes strange, food tastes different or you keep getting that unmistakable metallic, coin-like taste don't immediately assume you're imagining it. Your medicine is one possible explanation.”

“So if coffee suddenly tastes strange, food tastes different or you keep getting that unmistakable metallic, coin-like taste don't immediately assume you're imagining it. Your medicine is one possible explanation.”

“A change in taste is a recognised common side effect of metformin in UK prescribing information - meaning it can affect between 1 in 100 and 1 in 10 people taking it.”

“ACE-inhibitor angioedema can occur at any time during treatment.”

“This is called angioedema - sudden swelling underneath the skin or tissues, most importantly around the lips, tongue, mouth or throat. And here is the part many patients do not know: ACE-inhibitor angioedema can occur at any time during treatment.”

“The expert says: "Usually, it doesn't. Most people with hypertension have no symptoms at all. You cannot reliably judge your blood pressure by how you feel."”

“Your HbA1c and your vitamin B12 level measure completely different things.”

“Your diabetes numbers can improve while something else changes quietly in the background. That doesn't make metformin a bad medicine. It means good treatment includes monitoring the person -- not just the blood sugar.”