Sitagliptin Health Feed

Try to adjust your calorie intake according to your calorie expenditure. If this does not lower your hba1c to 7, then your dose of medication will need to be increased. Consult a physician for the same.

Lybrate-user , Thanks for the query. After talking that medicine for some days, glucose levels need to be checked, to see if desired benefits are achieved. So check the levels after a week or 10 days later. Plus you will have to follow the dietary guidance and also exercise regularly. All the things are important. Thanks.

Hello, Thanks for the query.
The medicines being taken are all very safe and being used world over by millions of patients for many many years. SO there is no reason to worry. Most important is to have a well controlled blood glucose level like FBG < 100 mg or closer t 100 mg, PP 150 to 170 mg & HbA1c% ,6.5%. Thanks.

Dear lybrate-user,
lycomet gp1 has metformin and glimiperide, metformin makes insulin work better and glimiperide stimulates secretion of insulin from your pancreas. Watch out for low sugar symptoms after you have made the change
reduce the quantity of carbohydrate (rice, wheat, rava, maida) in each meal and increase the quantity of protein (dhal, egg white, fish or chicken). Monitor blood sugars with glucometer as follows. Fasting and pp on wednesday and 2 hour after lunch and after din...more

Change to istamet 50/1000 twice daily AFTER Meals...target blood sugars are <130 fasting and <180 post meals...so its a fairly good control

its taken after meals .blood sugar F<140 and PP <180 are acceptable in diabetics ..so ur sugar is in control

This mayy be due to change of medications ok.

I understand you are taking those medicines for type-ii diabetes. There shall be no harm in the long run. Medicines undergoes series of tests on different subjects for considerable long period of time to detect the effect or any adverse effect. Then human trials are undergone. When safety is proven beyond doubt, medicines are allowed for human consumption. So don't worry. Take medicines under your advice and guidance. Don't ask to every doctor you get scope to ask or come across. You shall becom...more

The average normal levels of creatinine in men are 0.6 to 1.2 milligrams per deciliter, and 0.5 to 1.1 milligrams per deciliter in women. These numbers rarely ever change unless there is a problem. There are tests available to measure the amount of creatinine being removed through your kidneys.
Individuals who currently take creatine and have kidney problems should discontinue use of creatine to prevent further kidney damage.
Polycystic kidney disease (pkd) is an inherited kidney disorde...more

Hello, Thanks for the query.
You can take that tablet before or after food. There is no problem. Thanks.