Istamet 50 Mg/500 Mg Tablet Health Feed

Hello, thanks for the query.
Tablet diamet contains only metformin where as istamrt is a combination of metformin plus sitagliptin.

Mr. Lybrate-user, tenelegliptin is a good drug, can be taken instead of the other drugs that you have mentioned. Thanks.

Dear, glimepiride is a sulfonylurea and the other drug is a combination of metformin and sitagliptin. The three drugs have different mode of aciton. Glimepiride and sitapliptin increases the secretion of insulin from the pancreas whereas metformin acts by increasing insulin sensitivity on the tissue sites as well as suppressing glucose generation by the liver. Having said that all these drugs have some or the other side effect. The management of diabetes is trifold, diet, exercise and drugs. Kin...more

Till now, there is no known deleterious effect of long term intake of sitagliptin. Metformin has been used for decades by billions of people without any long term deleterious effects. These are the two medicines in your tablet.

while Metformin it is oral diabetes medicine, it's work decreasing the glucose production of the body also decreasing the glucose absorption in the body, whereas sitagliptin is works regulating the level of insulin. type 2 diabetes Metformin are use.but I advise you to go for homoeopathic treatment because in homoeopathy there is Very good medicine for diabetes mellitus. and don't take medicine without doctor consultation.

Instead you can take herbal drugs that will reduce your glucose level and will subside the other symptoms.

Diabetes management is very difficult.In spite of the drugs if you are having high blood sugars means either the dosage needs modification / change drug +strict diet management+brisk morning walk for 45mts 5 days a week.Consult a good dietician.

Dear lybrate-user kumar,
I would prefer that first you check again your medicine properly. Sitagliptin is not available in 20 mg. And more over I can see glycomet gp1, glyconorm g1, tetagliptin* (mostly teneligliptin) in your details.
And if you are checking your sugar levels with glucometer at home, then I would suggest you check once from laboratory and repeat hba1c also from good laboratory.
Without any clear medical history it will be premature to comment regarding to your curren...more

Hello, Thanks for the query.
Tablet Istamet contains SItagliptin and metformin, both are very safe drugs used for treating Type 2 diabetes, People use these drugs for years together, without any problems. Both have a proven track record of safety. Thanks.

Your doctor had written the right prescription for you and blood sugar levels are well controlled
Please do continue them.