Objective To observe the changes of plasma lactic acid following short-term phenformin and meltformin treatment in patients with type Ⅱ diabetes.Methods Sixteen patients with type 2 diabetes(aged 60~74 years)with oral administration of phenformin 150 mg daily for 7 days)and 16 patients with diabetes(aged 60~76 years)with oral adminstration of meltformin 1.5 g daily for 7 days were included.Plasma lactic acid was measured before the treatment and 1,2,3,4,5,6,7day after the treatment.Results The levels of plasma lactic acid of 0 to 7 days in the phenformin group were(2.32±0.59),(2.64±0.74),(2.76±0.72),(3.42±1.01),(3.44±0.78),(3.67±0.78),(3.74±0.87) and(3.76±0.86)mmol·L-1,respectively.The levels of plasma lactic acid after the treatment were apparently increased compared with those before the treatment(F=7.833,P=0.000).The levels of plasma lactic acid in meltformin were not obviously changed before and after the treatment(F=0.942,P=0.479).Conclusions The results reveal that short-term phenformin treatment for older patients with diabetes may lead to the increase of plasma lactic acid or even lactic acidosis when the treatment is prolonged. |