Suffering From Type 2 Diabetes. Suggest Medicine With Least Side Effect

Posted on Mon, 14 Jan 2013

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Mon, 14 Jan 2013 Answered on

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Question : What is the best drug bur type 2 diabetes with the least amount of side effects?

Answered by Dr. Madhuri Patil (1 hour later)

Dear XXXXXXX

This question of yours needs lots of details of the patient for correct answer from my side:

- Age of the patient: 58 years
- Time since diagnosis of diabetes:
- Presence of complications of diabetes: yes/ no, if yes, which ones
- Presence of high blood pressure and heart problem: yes/ no
- Presence of acid -peptic disease (getting heart burns regularly):
- Presence of any psychiatric disease: yes/ no, if yes, medications taken for that:
- Height and weight of the patient:
- Current treatment of diabetes taken by the patient:
- Physical activity patterns of the patient:
- Numbner of meals eaten per day by the patient:

Once you provide me with these details, I shall inform you which medication will be best for you with minimum side effects.
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar