Janumet 50 Mg/1000 Mg Tablet Health Feed

Mr. Lybrate-user, tenelegliptin is a good drug, can be taken instead of the other drugs that you have mentioned. Thanks.

Hello, thanks for the query.
Tablet diamet contains only metformin where as istamrt is a combination of metformin plus sitagliptin.

Dear, glimepiride is a sulfonylurea and the other drug is a combination of metformin and sitagliptin. The three drugs have different mode of aciton. Glimepiride and sitapliptin increases the secretion of insulin from the pancreas whereas metformin acts by increasing insulin sensitivity on the tissue sites as well as suppressing glucose generation by the liver. Having said that all these drugs have some or the other side effect. The management of diabetes is trifold, diet, exercise and drugs. Kin...more

Till now, there is no known deleterious effect of long term intake of sitagliptin. Metformin has been used for decades by billions of people without any long term deleterious effects. These are the two medicines in your tablet.

Hello, Thanks for the query.
The brand mentioned is a commonly available one. You may check with other shops. If not then Zitamet or Istamet can be taken. Thanks

Hello, Thanks for the query.
Tablet Istamet contains SItagliptin and metformin, both are very safe drugs used for treating Type 2 diabetes, People use these drugs for years together, without any problems. Both have a proven track record of safety. Thanks.

Oh no both have separate rationale
gemer 2 contains glimipiride 2 mg
while istamet contains sitagliptin metformin.
Your doctor is rightly advising you.
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Glycomet is milder than istamet 50/500 .As glycomet contains only metformin where as in istamet 50/500 is a combination of sitaglyptin and metformin.

Your doctor had written the right prescription for you and blood sugar levels are well controlled
Please do continue them.

Yes, you can change the medicines with suitable substitutes if the cost difference is huge. But, simply put the cost is often decided by various factors including quality. After all you cannot compare a sony tv and micromax tv both same size but cost is half. The bottom line is, that you sugars should be in target. Just taking medicines for the sake of taking some treatment won't help you to prevent the complications of diabetes, a dreaded disease. So, try them out for a month or two, if the res...more