My sister has a pregnancy of 3 months and she had a gestational diabetes mellitus. Doctor advised to take glycomet 250 mg tablet three times a day. Is it save for her? And I want to the complications of that drug during taken in pregnancy.

Dr. Jayashri SGynaecologist33yrs exp

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Can be taken in pregnancy.  

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Dr. Sankar Das MahapatraGynaecologist26yrs exp

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There is no such complications if you have high blood sugar you have to take insulin injection consult your doctor further for these  

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Dr. Amit KyalGynaecologist18yrs exp

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Hello, In gestational diabetes your aim should be to keep fasting blood sugar less than 95 and postprandial blood sugar less than 120. It's important that along with drug treatment you practice medical nutrition therapy which includes calorie restriction, taking small meals at frequent intervals and 10 min walk after lunch and dinner along with light intensity exercises. Yes, drug treatment with metformin (glycomet) is safe and can be continued. However if treatment with metformin does not help to achieve target blood sugar level than insulin should be considered.  

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