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Is Increasing Dosage Of Glimer Advisable For Diabetes?
Question: I am diabetic and I have been taking glimer 2mg at breakfast; gliciphase 500mg at breakfast, lunch and dinner. blood sugar has recently gone up( earlier around 7 Hba1c to now 7.8). can I increase glimer from 2mg to 3mg at breakfast ( or 2mg at breakfast and 1 mg at dinner)
Brief Answer:
You need evaluation.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for choosing HCM.
After going through your question, I can understand your concern.
At present you are on two medicines in modest dose for your blood sugar control.
Glimeperide (Content of Glimer) 2mg per day and Metformin (Content of Glyciphage) 1500mg per day.
I would like to advise check your fasting and postprandial blood sugar level. Depending upon it appropriate changes can be made in your medicine.
Also your duration of diabetes, heart and kidney status (can be judged by Serum creatinine and 2DEcho of heart) is important in deciding appropriate anti-diabetic medicine for you.
Increasing dose Glimer may land you in hypoglycemia.
Hope this help you.
Regards,
Dr. Abahy Mali.
Diabetologist.
You need evaluation.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for choosing HCM.
After going through your question, I can understand your concern.
At present you are on two medicines in modest dose for your blood sugar control.
Glimeperide (Content of Glimer) 2mg per day and Metformin (Content of Glyciphage) 1500mg per day.
I would like to advise check your fasting and postprandial blood sugar level. Depending upon it appropriate changes can be made in your medicine.
Also your duration of diabetes, heart and kidney status (can be judged by Serum creatinine and 2DEcho of heart) is important in deciding appropriate anti-diabetic medicine for you.
Increasing dose Glimer may land you in hypoglycemia.
Hope this help you.
Regards,
Dr. Abahy Mali.
Diabetologist.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
My FBS is 140 and PPBS is 200; S. creatinine is 1.1 mg/dl. I got my heart checked up last month through ECG and TMT and the heart specialist said that it is normal. I do regular exercises and dieting. What do I need to do to bring down the blood sugar to normal level. Or is this level ok.
Brief Answer:
You can increase dose of glimepiride.
Detailed Answer:
After going through your question, you can increase dose of Glimepiride.
You can take Tab Glimer 2mg before breakfast and Tab Glimer 1mg before dinner & continue Tab Glyciphage as before after discussing your treating diabetologist.
Hope this helps you.
You can close the question and rate the answer.
Dr. Abhay Mali.
You can increase dose of glimepiride.
Detailed Answer:
After going through your question, you can increase dose of Glimepiride.
You can take Tab Glimer 2mg before breakfast and Tab Glimer 1mg before dinner & continue Tab Glyciphage as before after discussing your treating diabetologist.
Hope this helps you.
You can close the question and rate the answer.
Dr. Abhay Mali.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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