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I am taking basalog insulin 15 units per day, glimepiride 1 mg before breakfast, janumet 50/500 after dinner. Recently my sugar level increases. Fasting 170, after meal 290. Is it safe to increase insulin dosage. Or any other suggestion.
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Hello, thanks for the query. I have seen the details given. Usually in well controlled diabetes fasting glucose is < 100 mg, pp 150 to 170 mg and hba1c% < 6.8%, is expected. However, if for some reason glucose control is not good, then one has to look at all the aspects of the treatment that is lifestyle management particularly diet pattern, then extent of daily exercise, weight control and then drugs. So it is difficult to give a straight answer whether you can increase the dosage of insulin. Thanks.
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