SITAGLIPTIN+METFORMIN helps your pancreas to produce more insulin, make effective utilization of insulin, and decreases excess of sugar that your liver makes. It helps in controlling rise of blood sugar level in your body after meal. Besides this, it does not cause weight gain in the prolonged use. SITAGLIPTIN+METFORMIN plays a vital role in controlling blood sugar levels and prevents serious complications of diabetes like eyesight loss (retinopathy), kidney (nephropathy), nerve damage (neuropathy), diabetic foot ulcer and delayed wound healing.SITAGLIPTIN+METFORMIN should be taken with food to avoid an upset stomach. SITAGLIPTIN+METFORMIN should be taken at the same time of the day each time for best results. For better advice, your doctor will decide, what dose should be taken and it can change timely depending upon your condition. The most common side effect of SITAGLIPTIN+METFORMIN is hypoglycemia (low blood glucose levels) characterised by dizziness, sweating, palpitations, hunger pangs, dry mouth and skin etc. So, to avoid hypoglycemia, you should not miss meals and also should carry some form of sugar along with you. Other side effects include taste change, nausea, diarrhoea, stomach pain, headache, upper respiratory symptoms.
SITAGLIPTIN+METFORMIN should not be stopped even if you feel better, without consulting your doctor as sugar level keeps changing. If you stop taking SITAGLIPTIN+METFORMIN abruptly, it may increase your sugar levels which could further increase the risk of eyesight loss (retinopathy), kidney (nephropathy) and nerve damage (neuropathy). SITAGLIPTIN+METFORMIN should not be taken if you have type 1 diabetes mellitus, severe kidney or liver disease. Please inform your doctor if you have any type of heart disease, is or planning to get pregnant or breastfeeding.
