my mom's cousin says she can no longer taste food because of a side effect of metformin and now weighs less than 100 pounds. have you noticed this in your patients? no loss of taste sensation is not an expected side effect of metformin and i cannot recall any patients i've met with this side effect however it is certainly possible that there are some patients out there with this side effect and if your mom's cousin believes it then it is probably true in her case. naturally there are medical conditions that could cause loss of taste sensation and weight loss independent of diabetes.
my mom's cousin says she can no longer taste food as a result of metformin. have you noticed this in your patients?