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Suggest An Alternative To Metformin
Question: Is there an alternate medicine for metformin which is easy on the stomach
Brief Answer:
Take metformine with food
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using Healthcaremagic
I went through your query and understood your concerns.
In metformine group, that's the only drug most commonly used. there are no other drugs in that group of antidiabetic medications. To reduce symptoms you can take metformine with food and if its not tolerable you can reduce dose by using other group of medication.
Hope I answered your query. Feel free to ask further related query.
Regards
Take metformine with food
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using Healthcaremagic
I went through your query and understood your concerns.
In metformine group, that's the only drug most commonly used. there are no other drugs in that group of antidiabetic medications. To reduce symptoms you can take metformine with food and if its not tolerable you can reduce dose by using other group of medication.
Hope I answered your query. Feel free to ask further related query.
Regards
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