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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Sitagliptin Mode Of Action

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Dr.  Amit Rajput MD

film coated tablet contains 64.25 mg of sitagliptin phosphate monohydrate equalivalent to 50 mg of sitagliptin and 1000 mg of metformin hydrochloride IP). I want to understand "how it works in the body"? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amit Rajput ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

2yr history DM-2 taking glimipiride1mg OD. Metformin sustained release 1000mg BD . Sitagliptin 100mg OD ......NOW FBS-154 .PP -107........whai is next management plan ... View answer

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

. FASTING GOING AS HIGH AS 220 AND RANDOM ALSO IN THE SAME RANGE . SHALL I START SITAGLIPTIN 25 BD . WHAT I ... View answer

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

Dear Dr. My mom is Type 2 Diabetic for 15 years. She is on following daily medications , DIAMICRON . XR60 before breakfast 1 tab. SITAGLIPTIN 50mg and METFORMIN XR 500mg after breakfast Volix 0.3mg during ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr.   Abhay A Mali MD

Please advice which is the safest diabetic drug to take. Right now am on Janumet 50/500 1-0-0 and Tripride 1 1-0-1. I don't want to take tablets containing Sitagliptin or Pioglitazone which these two ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhay A Mali ( Diabetologist)

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Dr.   M. Vamsi Krishna MD

my blood sugar is between 120 to 150 during fasting and random. I am taking daily 1000 mg metformin, 4 mg glimipride and 100 mg sitagliptin. I want to leave sitagliptin. Can I adjust the above medicine ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. M. Vamsi Krishna ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I heard that metformin and sitagliptin combo works better in type 2. can you explain when you prescribe just metformin and when the combination with sitagliptin? (Sanjib Banerjee from Kolkata) ... View answer

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

Dr. I started taking ISTAVEL 100 mg. (Sitagliptin Phosphate) a couple weeks back. Before that I have been taking Metformin1000.The sugar level reading before and after administering Sitagliptin is as ... View answer

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

all necessary tests and prescribed sitagliptin+metformin morning + metformin in evening after few days ... my doc changed sitagliptin+metformin to metformin+glimperide +metformin at night on follow up my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

i would like to know the side effects of istamet sitagliptin i have been using the above mentioned tablet with no noticable improvement in the blood sugar level. is there any combination drugs that i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)