I am diabetic from 2010 and I am taking metformin 500mg. Glimipiride 2mg and acarbose 25 mg twice a day before breakfast and dinner I am type 2 diabetic and my blood sugar levels is 90-130fasting and 180-200 as pp kindly let me know the side effects of these medicine in long run at present my age 57year

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