Pioglit Mf 15 Tablet Health Feed

Mr. Lybrate-user, the tablet mentioned has 4 mg of glimiperide and 1000 mg metformin. This is a high dose particularly if some one is starting the treatment. Plus dose is also dependent on blood sugar levels both fasting and pp. Plus hba1c%. So I need to know that before guiding regarding whether to take that tablet or not. Thanks.

Triglimisave 2 and metformon can not be vompared and sjould not be used as substitute to each other.
Trihlimisave contains 3 medicines and metformin is one of them.

Opipramol 50 mg has adverse side effects. As you are interested to discontinue this medicine, you may take an alternative homeopathic medicine. I you are interested, book online appointment/consultation with me (commencing from text consult rs 149, audio/phone-rs 300) for further prescription and treatment.

Mr. lybrate-user, thanks for the query.
As told by your endocrinologist pioglitazone does help insulin action by reducing resistance to its action. The combination has been banned because it is considered as irrational to have certain "fixed dose" combinations. Because it is difficult to make dosage adjustment in asuch a combination. However, using those separately is absolutely fine. Plus if you have been getting good glucose control with those drugs, then please do use separately. At the d...more

Medicines you are taking is not going to interfere your future planing of pregnancy, but you should maintain good blood sugar control to succeed for conceive your wife, so your diabetic status is also important. If you want to consult get online consultation for good control and your future success.

Mr. lybrate-user, thanks for the query.
Looking at your fasting and pp glucose levels, it is clear that diabetes is not at all in control. Ideally in a well controlled diabetes fasting glucose should be < 100 mg & pp 160 to 170 mg and hba1c% < 7, considering your age. It is clear that present medication is not helping, there is a need for upgrading the treatment. Apart from that there is a need to give a closer look at the diet and extent of daily exercise being done. Therefore, you may plea...more

Bula Dutta ji, Thanks for the query.
I have read the details given. The fasting glucose & HbA1c% are quite high. Therefore, Insulin might have been advised. Plus already there are multiple oral drugs like Glimiperide, Metformin, Acarbose, Vildagliptin & Pioglitazone. WHich means the whole oral range is there. So to attain desired control no further oral drug can really be added. Another important aspect is there is a need to look at her daily dietary intake & extent of exercise to see if a...more

Dear lybrate-user Both are different one Azulix MF is the combination of Metformin nd glimepiride while Azulix is just a glimepiride. Regards.

Hello, Thanks for the query.
Madam looking at your height and weight, with a BMI of 33.2 kgs/Sq meter, you are having an excess of over 25 kgs. This can be the culprit for not being able to control the blood glucose.
Therefore, there is a need to give a closer look at your current dietary pattern, extent of daily exercise and even the drugs being taken.
In this communication we are supposed to give only general guidelines about treatment and lifestyle management. No prescription ca...more

Metformin is safest for heart patients. Calculate the dose after a trial, while taking dose and checking blood sugar.