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Do your hba1c. Hba1c will show you exact diabetes control. Fasting and post meals sugar will show particular day glucose reading. Fbs and ppbs is trailer of diabetes, hba1c is entire movie. Do your hba1c from srl or metropolis.
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Endocrinologist•Dharwad
Hello, thanks for the query.
Madam as I can see that you are already on multiple medications both oral and insulin injections. Whether to add one more can only be decided based on the actual blood glucose levels and hba1c%, plus your diet, height, weight and exercise schedule. Plus there is a need to know the level of kidney function like serum creatinine, urea, microalbuminuria, lipid profile and egfr. You have not given any of the relevant information. So there is no way to give any opinio...more
Madam as I can see that you are already on multiple medications both oral and insulin injections. Whether to add one more can only be decided based on the actual blood glucose levels and hba1c%, plus your diet, height, weight and exercise schedule. Plus there is a need to know the level of kidney function like serum creatinine, urea, microalbuminuria, lipid profile and egfr. You have not given any of the relevant information. So there is no way to give any opinio...more
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lybrate-user ji, Thanks for the query.
Fasting glucose 300 mg is too high. In this situation only Glimiperide 1 mg (Amaryl 1) is unlikely to be adequate. Even the other tablet Zoryl 1 mg is same. His treatment needs to be upgraded right away, by adding some appropriate drugs. Since there is no mention of any other relevant details it is difficult to advise.
It is better to contact your diabetologist and get the treatment upgraded. Or else please come back with following details" current ...more
Fasting glucose 300 mg is too high. In this situation only Glimiperide 1 mg (Amaryl 1) is unlikely to be adequate. Even the other tablet Zoryl 1 mg is same. His treatment needs to be upgraded right away, by adding some appropriate drugs. Since there is no mention of any other relevant details it is difficult to advise.
It is better to contact your diabetologist and get the treatment upgraded. Or else please come back with following details" current ...more
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It may happen sometimes, you have to go for regular follow-up with your doctor and mention about it ( you can check it at home and plot a chart ). Let the doctor review your case afresh taking into consideration all the facts and check your general health. Discuss about your concerns and what precautions to be taken. He doctor may reduce or change the medicine. At your end maintain a regular routine ( eat healthy food with calorie count ) and exercise as usual. Please revert after that for any ...more
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Dear lybrate-user
gp 3 tablet and amaryl tablet are the same drug glimiperide. It appears that on gp3 your blood sugars are under resonable control and so you can continue this in addition do the following to keep your sugars under control and to remain helathy
reduce the quantity of carbohydrate (rice, wheat, rava, maida) in each meal and increase the quantity of protein (dhal, soya, egg white, fish or chicken). Take lot of green leafy vegetables walk 5 km per day and gradually reduce w...more
gp 3 tablet and amaryl tablet are the same drug glimiperide. It appears that on gp3 your blood sugars are under resonable control and so you can continue this in addition do the following to keep your sugars under control and to remain helathy
reduce the quantity of carbohydrate (rice, wheat, rava, maida) in each meal and increase the quantity of protein (dhal, soya, egg white, fish or chicken). Take lot of green leafy vegetables walk 5 km per day and gradually reduce w...more
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Diabetologist•Jabalpur
You should keep checking your blood glucose fasting and 2 hrs post food regularly. You may have developed some mild GI side effecr with your previous medicine which are gone with the new that tou have started. But hypoglycemia is a risk which can be prevented with regular monitoring. For chronic pancreatitis patient with diabetes this combination is okay. But insulin will be better in acute pancreatitis or with increased abdominal pain any time. Keep monitoring.
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Dear Lybrate user, glimepiride stimulates betacells to secrete insulin. Metformin is supposed to reduce insulin resistance and slow down glucose absorption from the intestine. Usually both these are used together to control increased blood glucose. In newly diagnosed patients metformin alone is used. In some both drugs are used together. Which drug to take for a particular level can be decided by the treating doctor.
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