UK Issues 4-Day Amber Heat Warning for Metformin Users as Temperatures Reach 31C
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Updated · LADbible · Jun 22
UK Issues 4-Day Amber Heat Warning for Metformin Users as Temperatures Reach 31C
3 articles · Updated · LADbible · Jun 22
Summary
An amber heat warning runs from June 22 to June 25 across southern England and parts of Wales, with officials urging metformin users and other vulnerable people to take extra precautions.
Metformin can raise dehydration risk and make early warning signs harder to detect, increasing susceptibility to heat-related illness during sudden hot spells.
The MHRA said other common drugs can also impair heat regulation, including beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers and SSRIs such as sertraline, citalopram and fluoxetine.
Cardiff is forecast to hit 31C, while London reaches 28C and Birmingham and Liverpool 29C, prompting warnings of widespread impacts including sunburn, heat exhaustion and other heat-related illness.