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Doctor, My mother's blood sugar for fasting is 120 and pp is 140 with metformin 500mgc daily once. Is it advisable to discontinue sugar tablet and go for proper diet and exercise?
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First get her blood checked for HbA1c and if it is near 6 than we can stop metformin and recheck after three months
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