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Asked for male, 66 years old from Ahmedabad
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Endocrinologist•Dharwad
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
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
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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.
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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
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
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I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
Glipizide and metformin combination can cause low blood sugar. However, it also can occur if you delay or miss a meal or snack, drink alcohol, exercise more than usual, cannot eat because of nausea or vomiting, take certain medicines, or take glipizide and metformin with another type of diabetes medicine.
Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for yo...more
Glipizide and metformin combination can cause low blood sugar. However, it also can occur if you delay or miss a meal or snack, drink alcohol, exercise more than usual, cannot eat because of nausea or vomiting, take certain medicines, or take glipizide and metformin with another type of diabetes medicine.
Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for yo...more
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Endocrinologist•Hubli-Dharwad
please give following details: weight, height, waist circumference, fasting and pp (current) and hba1c%. Pioglitazone was banned only briefly, now it is available. Still better not to use. After I get all the details I would be able to guide. Your sugar levels now look good. But please give all the details.
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Dear Lybrate user, I understand that you have been doing quite a bit of research on the medications, but I just want to make one correction. You are right about pioglitazone, but not the glimepiride whose main function is to stimulate insulin production from the pancreas and not to reduce insulin resistance. This is done by mostly metformin and pioglitazone. Hence you are taking combination of 2 tablets with similar function. If your sugars are controlled and you are not getting any side-effects...more
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Hello, Madam thanks for the query.
You have mentioned about having T2 DM but no thing about present control (Fasting, PP glucose levels & HbA1c%). No word about , diet and extent of exercise being done. By looking at your weight & height, with a BMI of 28.51 kgs/Sq meter, you are close to being in grade 1 obesity. Your ideal weight should be about 54 kgs.
Therefore, it is possible that there is back ache, due to no exercise and excess weight. Or there could be some problem with your ba...more
You have mentioned about having T2 DM but no thing about present control (Fasting, PP glucose levels & HbA1c%). No word about , diet and extent of exercise being done. By looking at your weight & height, with a BMI of 28.51 kgs/Sq meter, you are close to being in grade 1 obesity. Your ideal weight should be about 54 kgs.
Therefore, it is possible that there is back ache, due to no exercise and excess weight. Or there could be some problem with your ba...more
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