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I am suffering from diabetes since fifteen days.kindly advice . What kind of tablets to take.without any side effects. age 56 years,height 5.8 ft,weight 75kg, since 10 days i am taking two(ONE in the morning & one after dinner)) tablets GLIMEPIRIDE AND METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE SR TABLETS.
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
Dear Sir/Madam,
The tablets you have mentioned are absolutely safe. They have been time tested and proven to work without any complications.
I am a bit concerned about the dosing for a newly diagnosed diabetic. I feel its a stiff dose. Unfortunately i do not have your blood sugar values which would have helped comment on dosing more confidently.
My experience is that if a take a detail history , explain to the patient really well the patient who has developed diabetes recently responds well to metformin alone. glimepride is a very good tablet but in a recently diagnosed diabetic it may sometimes cause hypoglycemia when the sugars are getting stabilized. Now since i dont have your complete details i suggest you to regularly check blood sugars and get in touch for any further queries.
Dr.Riyaz Sheriff
The tablets you have mentioned are absolutely safe. They have been time tested and proven to work without any complications.
I am a bit concerned about the dosing for a newly diagnosed diabetic. I feel its a stiff dose. Unfortunately i do not have your blood sugar values which would have helped comment on dosing more confidently.
My experience is that if a take a detail history , explain to the patient really well the patient who has developed diabetes recently responds well to metformin alone. glimepride is a very good tablet but in a recently diagnosed diabetic it may sometimes cause hypoglycemia when the sugars are getting stabilized. Now since i dont have your complete details i suggest you to regularly check blood sugars and get in touch for any further queries.
Dr.Riyaz Sheriff
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