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Sir, My father has been a diabetic for around 12 years, he is taking metformin 2000 mg , vidigliptin and vogliboz .03 mg in a single day, his age is 71. Is it the right time to switch over to insulin now
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If his blood sugar levels are within limits and if he is not suffering from any other health issues.Then switching over to insulin is not required.
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