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Saxagliptin And Metformin

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Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

Kombiglyze 5mg/1000. This is a combination of Saxagliptin 5m and Metformin 1000mg. Metformin alone does not help and that it why i was prescribed the kombiglyze as combination of the 2. Since... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

Kombiglyze 5mg/1000. This is a combination of Saxagliptin 5m and Metformin 1000mg. Metformin alone does not help and that it why i was prescribed the kombiglyze as combination of the 2. Since... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Is metformin slow release 500mg just as effective as the normal metformin? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

Hello Doctor, I m currently taking metformin 500 mg per day due to pcos and 7 months pregnant .1)Can metformin be taken till labor and 2) will it be a problem if I take epidural when on metformin ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Nishad BN MD

I checked my fasting it reads as 210 . I am right now taking metformin 500 mg in the morning only, Earlier I use to take metformin 500 with glimipride 1 mg . I have been hearing jalra 50 is very effective ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

I had a controlled my BS with 30 units of Levemir, 2500mg of metformin a day and 2 GP 2 Tabs a day ... units in the morning and Novomix 30 36 units at night along with 1500mg of Metformin. The blood sugars ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sanjay R. Rakibe MD

for my diabetes is ( saxagliptin/metformin) (kombiglyze xr) 2.5 mg/1000mg cr-tab and gliclazide ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjay R. Rakibe ( Homeopath)
Dr. SAMEER MAHAJAN MD

Sir my father is diabetic +CKD patient(9yrs &2yrs respectively)now our endocrinologist have started saxagliptin & Linagliptin salts.sir these salts r not prescribed in USA due due their side effects & so why ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. SAMEER MAHAJAN ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Phanindra Dulipala MD

My mom taking glycomet gp2.she is 45years old.she had sugar frm past 5years. she have F-125 PP-201.now the other doctor prescribed her to take Rx saxagliptin onglyza 5mg and glynace.is it k for her and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Phanindra Dulipala ( Diabetologist)
Dr.   M. Vamsi Krishna MD

[I m 42yrs recently dectect with diabetes 2type.doctors gave me 1glyciphage after brkfst and lunch 1glyiphage and saxaglipitin b4dinner.1glimicpride after dinner .so I want to know how much fasting sugars level will be ok... View answer

Answered by : Dr. M. Vamsi Krishna ( Diabetologist)