Met Xl 50 MG Tablet Health Feed

Hello, Thanks for the query.
There are different medicines available for treating diabetes, which includes older drugs like Glimiperide, metformin cobinations, some DPP - IV inhibitors and many types of insulins. Some newer drugs like Degludec Insulin and Dapagliflozin are definitely more (very) expensive. Some doctors prefer those because there is a feeling that these drugs give better control or at times influenced by pharma companies. Since you are already under the treatment b any altern...more

You need to visit a cardiologist nearby for a detailed examination and evaluation. Its very difficult to give a correct opinion without physically seeing the patient.
Whether your current chest pain is cardiac or not, or the previously blocked coronaries require any intervention like angioplasty or not, then lastly to advise optimum medications. All these are serious issues which can not be dealt on a forum like this.
Please take your health seriously take an appointment with a cardiolog...more

Mr Gopalkrishnan, Thanks for the query.
One of the most common long term complications of long standing diabetes is erectile dysfunction. This happens even when blood glucose is fairly well controlled. But is glucose levels are not in proper control then ED tends to happen quite early. This is due to the microvascular damage in penile muscles. Once the damage sets in it is unlikely to reverse. There are certain drugs like PDE - IV inhibitors which can be helpful. But maintaining strict gluco...more

It is safe to take these medications.
Chest pain is not because of medicines, it may be because of hypertension or weakness or may be other pathology.
Prolonged hypertension may cause problem in sexual health, but not these medications.

You should have taken all the medicines prescribed by your cardiologist. Now it's better you meet him/ her n take medicine according to prescription.

If blood pressure is not controlled after taking three or more drugs then it may be matter of concern. You should follow lifestyle measures rigorously to complement medicine. Loosing some extra kilos also part of it. Ask your docor to look for any missing factors like kidney problem or painkiller use etc.

Excellent you do not need any medicine for these 3 conditions you have because they are lifestyle issues and they are interrelated also. They never need medicines .They need education and lifestyle changes only.
All these medicines which you were taking will cause more serious diseases .Please read about the long term side effects of these drugs and you will go into more depression
Hypertension is a lifestyle disease which needs only lifestyle solution and education about the disease and...more

Will need to add 1 more medicine for bp. Like amplodipine or telmisartan as per your treating physician.

Dear, You have two major risk factors for heart disease, hypertension and Diabetes. In addition, if you have a Positive TMT, I would advise you to undergo an angiography, just to find out what caused positive.

You should continue 50. Check BP monthly on fixed dates after resting for ten minutes. You may require dose adjustment later. Best wishes.