Istamet 50Mg/1000Mg Tablet Health Feed

You need dose adjustment. Goal is to bring down HbA1c below 7.
Stick to the diabetic Diet and exercise regularly. Do call me if needed.

1.no alcohol3. No smoking/ tobacco/drugs/ avoid pollution
4. Diet - no ghee/ butter, have mix of vegetable oils - mustard, til, ground nut, olive oil, have more green vegetables and fruits, have whole grain atta, no fried. Fast. Spicy / processed/ junk food. Less sugar, potato, rice. Less salt.
5. 30 mts brisk walk daily 6. Deep breathing exercise for 10 mts daily
7. Meditation daily for 10 mts. 6-8 hrs of sleep at night
8. Expose your body to sun for 15-20 mts daily after some o...more

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.

Istamet is not the right type of medicine to de-escalate since you are having such a good sugar control by diet and exercise. The correct way forward should be to stop istamet altogether and just give you Metformin (which is present in Istamet). I believe you would do well on Metformin alone.

You need a large amount of medicines. Kindly attach your recent bsl reports and revert back to me for further assistance.

It is not a substitute. They are different medicines. Both are very efficacious in controlling blood glucose

For a diabetic it is best advised to have a diet planned as per the sugar levels, lifestyle and history.
Though you can follow some guidelines -
have small frequent meals.
Do not fast for more than 2-3 hours.
Avoid a very heavy meal at one time.
Avoid fruit juices, aerated drinks or sugarcane juice, honey, jaggery, sugar.
Avoid junk foods.
Exercise and stay active.
Do not attempt to try out too many remedies as you could go into hypoglycaemia.
Sleep well. It's...more

Every medicine has got some or the other side effects.
Your medicine may give you an upset stomach. Fast heart beat, tremor, confusion and sweating to name a few.
As a pateint if you feel that the side effects are extremely uncomfortable you may ask your doctor to change your medicine.
However, keep in mind that side effects vary from person to person due to genetics, Immunity and overall fitness. Do not worry about the side effects, as the benefits of this drug are far better than t...more

It depends upon what is fasting blood sugar, PP blood sugar and HbA1c .Currently your PP is very high .Get your Fasting and HbA1c also done.

Mr. lybrate-user, Thanks for the query. Mentioned glucose levels are too high. In such case usually we adviseInsulin treatment for at least first 3 months along with oral antidiabetics then after achieving strict glucose control Insulin can be reduced or discontinued. That is always a better line of treatment. The reason is with such high glucose levels, beta cells are very severely affected. Hence early glucose control is advisable. Thanks.