Thanks for bringing your question to dLife.
How interesting that you experience hot flashes along with a lowering effect of blood glucose (sugar) with the metformin. Some find that their blood glucose levels increase with menopausal symptoms.
I did not find any information on metformin causing hot flashes. It may be that you happen to experience hot flashes while on the diabetes medicine.
In fact, a research study reports that hot flashes were relieved by metformin.
Click here to read about the study!
Click here for a list of reported side effects of metformin.
Take care.
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