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General Physician•Bangalore
1. Martifur Mr. 100 (nitrofurantoin) is a good antibiotic and no need to use levofloxacin. 2. Drink plenty of fluids and re evaluates blood sugars and glycemic control. 3. If he is on sglt2 inhibitor drugs (canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin) for diabetes, it can cause recurrent uti. 4. If he has recurrent uti, get urine culture and sensitivity for definitive treatment.
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Hello, thanks for the query. I have seen the details mentioned. With h/o acute pancreatis there is no insulin secretion. Hence no oral medication can work. Because the oral drugs act either by stimulating beta cell to secrete insulin (by different methods) or by reducing insulin resistance. But because there is no insulin secretion at all so those drugs can not act. Hence, insulin injections is the only option. That to multiple doses may be required (long acting & rapid acting). The drugs like s...more
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Dear Mr. lybrate-user,
I understand that you are on a strict diet, walk enough and are on jardiance 25 mg and metformin? 1000 mg (you have not specified the dose) before breakfast. I note that your post breakfast readings alone are in the 250 mg range while others are all normal. I note that you are about 10 kg overweight. If you make your breakfast also very low carbohydrate and more protein and vegetables it will help. You need to reduce weight gradually by about 1 kg per month to about 75...more
I understand that you are on a strict diet, walk enough and are on jardiance 25 mg and metformin? 1000 mg (you have not specified the dose) before breakfast. I note that your post breakfast readings alone are in the 250 mg range while others are all normal. I note that you are about 10 kg overweight. If you make your breakfast also very low carbohydrate and more protein and vegetables it will help. You need to reduce weight gradually by about 1 kg per month to about 75...more
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There is a wide range of drugs that are prescribed for Diabetes Mellitus. However, do patients really know why those drugs are prescribed and how they act? Not always.
In this article, I shall briefly describe the mechanism of action of anti Diabetic drugs as it is very important for patients to know the same.
The following are the drugs (as described by their pharmacologic names) and their actions
1) METFORMIN: Improves Insulin Sensitivity, i.e, the response of cells ...more
In this article, I shall briefly describe the mechanism of action of anti Diabetic drugs as it is very important for patients to know the same.
The following are the drugs (as described by their pharmacologic names) and their actions
1) METFORMIN: Improves Insulin Sensitivity, i.e, the response of cells ...more
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