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Asked for male, 63 years old from Visakhapatnam
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MBBS , MD - Biochemistry

General Physician•Lucknow
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No, you don't need to do anything else.
1. Just have calorie restricted balanced diet. Especially have salad in each meal and one seasonal fruit everyday.
2. Do aerobic exercise, ideally 150 mins per week.
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Asked for female, 54 years old from Chennai
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Endocrinologist•Delhi
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Burning sensation in feet in your case is most probably due to diabetic sensory peripheral neuropathy which is a common sequel of diabetes of longer duration. Please consult a Neurologist who will help you. Please try to what keep your blood sugar within acceptable range.
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Endocrinologist•Dharwad
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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.
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Asked for male, 42 years old from Coimbatore
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Endocrinologist•Kolkata
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Discuss about the best possible options with yr doc. Sitagliptin is safe as far as heart is concerned.
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Asked for male, 45 years old from Hyderabad
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Endocrinologist•Delhi
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Cyblex xr 60 mg is gliclazide which is a sufonylurea drug and can not and should not be replaced with metformin.
Asked for male, 55 years old from Kannur
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Endocrinologist•Dharwad
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Mr Sooraj Kumar,, Thanks for the query.
I have seen the query, there is absolutely no information on glucose levels (fasting & PP) plus HbA1c%. Plus I also need to know dietary pattern, extent of daily exercise, lipid profile (recent or earlier), serum creatinine and urea values, plus BP readings. On going through all those details only I will be able to give some opinion. Even in the present information
I not able to understand what is the meaning of " half mg of gliptin" as there...more
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Ayurveda•Ahmednagar
Its complication or side effect of metformin.
Stop metformin.
Do hba1c regularly for every 3 months.
Control your sugar if possible with herbal medicine.
Send your details like weight height age previous bsl reports like fasting pp etv.
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Endocrinologist•Dharwad
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Hello, thanks for the query.
There is no difference in terms of drug action with either of these tablets. It is just the different name given by each company. Thanks.
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Asked for female, 75 years old from Chennai
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Endocrinologist•Thrissur
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Yes, there are alternatives to metformin. You need to talk to your doctor about intolerance to metformin and he or she can prescribe other medications.
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