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Insulin And Metformin Combination Therapy

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Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

Can you combine insulin metformin and glimepiride ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr.  Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

How long for Metformin to be used to normalize insulin level? I am not diabetic A1c 4.2 but am insulin resistant. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

My urologist wants me to get a hemo A1C test to see if I have insulin resistance (he would prescribe metformin if yes). My glucose level has been steady at about 90 for years and my fasting insulin ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

Can people with insulin resistance lose weight w diet and exercise and metformin combined? Or does the insulin resistance cause everything to get stored as fat making weight loss virtually impossible? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

I was recently dx w pcos/ insulin resitance. I am supposed go on Metformin . Can that medication cause blood sugar problems like hypoglycemia? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

takes Lantus insulin once a day. Do you think it s necessary to take Metformin since he is already ...Can Metformin cause you to have low B-12 and can low B-12 cause dementia? My husband has been ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Ivan R. Rommstein MD

metformin, 50 unit insulin, 25mg hydrochlorothiazide...water tablet in the morning ....,at night 1000mg metformin...20mg enalapril...27 unit insulin...20mg simvastatin...can.i drink 4 ounces of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar MD

does metformin raise GGT and AST levels? I was on insulin while pregnant for type 2. Prior to pregnancy, i had liver function tests that were also high GGT, AST and ALP but once on insulin my levels ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. MD

hi i ve been on metformin for about 10 yrs now and have recently got off glipizide to a insulin pen .before the insulin pen actually about a year and half ago my lower back and left wrist have been... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

I am a diabetic history of nearly 12 years. presently I have been shifted to Insulin Novomix by my doctor and total dosage is Insulin Novomix (30/70) Morning 45 u+ 1 Istamet (50-1000) + 1 Telista AH 80 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)