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Megagliptin Mf 500Mg/20Mg Tablet Health Feed

Asked for male, 48 years old from Dimapur
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Homeopathy Doctor•Noida
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Follow this 1. Don't take tea empty stomach. Eat something like a banana (if you are not diabetic) or any seasonal fruit or soaked almonds and a glass of water first thing in the morning (within 10 mins of waking up). No only biscuits or rusk will not do. 2. Don't overeat 3. Take your breakfast every day. Don't skip it. U should eat whatever your mother or grandparent eat in bfast. I mean to say whatever is your traditional food. If punjabi eat paratha, if belongs to south then take idli/ dosa e...more
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Diabetologist•Chennai
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It comes in 500 mg and 1000 mg can be taken after food because of its adverse effect to cause gastritis.
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Endocrinologist•Raipur
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Good morning, Before getting advice you should give the details of F/Pp, HbA1c, Height and weight, duration of diabetes and any associated problems including other medications if take, that will be good for you. Thanks.
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Endocrinologist•Dharwad
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Hello, thanks for the query.
The glucose levels mentioned (both fasting & pp) are quite fine, considering your age. It would have been better if you had mentioned current or latest hba1c%, that would have clarified it better. As regards changes suggested by your doctor of adding tenelegliptin and metformin for better control, I really do not see any requirement. Your fasting glucose can be reduced by even a slight alteration of your night time food intake and increasing the level of physical...more
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Endocrinologist•Vellore
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Dear lybrate-user,
I am sorry to hear about your disabilities after the above knee amputation and osteoarthritis of the other knee. Weight gain in this situation is due to severe reduction in physical activity. To some extent you can compensate by exercising your arms, abdominal muslces and back muscles systematically. To control your sugars better you can try the following
if your fasting values are > 120 and pp values go above 180, reduce the quantity of carbohydrate (rice, wheat, rava...more
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DM - Endocrinology, MBBS, MD - Medicine

Endocrinologist•Bangalore
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Hello sir,
high blood pressure is equally important in treat in diabetes than just simply blood glucose, so your blood glucose well under control with medication you are taking but the blood pressure medications are not optimal, please visit your doctor to make sure you get a proper prescription of anti-hypertensive, after evaluating you in detail the doctor will prescribe a medications which will reduce your blood pressure. Self monitor blood pressure value should be 135 systolic 85 diastol...more
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