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Are Kombiglyze And Glimepiride Effective To Control Diabetes?

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Question : Is a prescription of Kombiglyze and Glimepiride typical to control Type 2 diabetes?
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (19 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It depends

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

diabetes is pretty diverse. Kombiglyze and Glimepiride are actually 3 drugs (Saxagliptin, Metformin, Glimepiride). I can't tell you whether these drugs are enough because no patient is the same with the others.
A patient with a newly diagnosed diabetes may only need diet and exercise to control the blood sugar, while another patient with a long standing diabetes may need multiple injections of insulin.
The three drugs you're taking are supposed to lower your glucosylated hemoglobin about 2,5-3,5 % so if you had a 8,5%-9,0% without treatment, then you have a very good chance to get it under 7,0% (the target level).

I hope I've helped!
If you'd like me to clarify anything, please use your follow-up questions to indicate it. I'll be glad to help more.

Kind Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Are Kombiglyze And Glimepiride Effective To Control Diabetes?

Brief Answer: It depends Detailed Answer: Hello, diabetes is pretty diverse. Kombiglyze and Glimepiride are actually 3 drugs (Saxagliptin, Metformin, Glimepiride). I can't tell you whether these drugs are enough because no patient is the same with the others. A patient with a newly diagnosed diabetes may only need diet and exercise to control the blood sugar, while another patient with a long standing diabetes may need multiple injections of insulin. The three drugs you're taking are supposed to lower your glucosylated hemoglobin about 2,5-3,5 % so if you had a 8,5%-9,0% without treatment, then you have a very good chance to get it under 7,0% (the target level). I hope I've helped! If you'd like me to clarify anything, please use your follow-up questions to indicate it. I'll be glad to help more. Kind Regards!