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What Is The Best Time To Take Medication For Controlling Blood Sugar Level?

I have been advised to take 1 tab Glycomet 500 SR at lunch time.
With morning breakfast + Lunch at about evening 20:hrs My sugar level is about 90-100 , However my fasting sugar ie in the morning about 5-6:00 am is around 140-150 with accucheck strip method at home . What is the best time to take tab , to bring fasting sugar below 120 ,Or do I need to change medicine
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Dear sir

The best time for taking blood pressure medications is at night because in patients with hypertension and diabetes there is nocturnal increase in the blood pressure due to autonomic neuropathy.

secondly by taking medicines at night we can decrease the incidences of Stroke and cardiovascular events like heart attacks in patients

If you are taking any diuRetics then you can take it in morning but routine drugs you can take that in night.

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What Is The Best Time To Take Medication For Controlling Blood Sugar Level?

Dear sir The best time for taking blood pressure medications is at night because in patients with hypertension and diabetes there is nocturnal increase in the blood pressure due to autonomic neuropathy. secondly by taking medicines at night we can decrease the incidences of Stroke and cardiovascular events like heart attacks in patients If you are taking any diuRetics then you can take it in morning but routine drugs you can take that in night. Thanks