Actos vs Januvia
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| Pioglitazone is an anti-diabetic drug (thiazolidinedione-type, also called "glitazones") used along with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). It works by helping to restore your body's proper response to insulin, thereby lowering your blood sugar. | Sitagliptin is used with a proper diet and exercise program and possibly with other medications to control high blood sugar. It is used in people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Sitagliptin is an anti-diabetic drug that works by increasing levels of natural substances called incretins. Incretins help to control blood sugar by increasing insulin release, especially after a meal. They also decrease the amount of sugar your liver makes. This medication should not be used to treat people with type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes). | |||
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| Add Actos review i have experionced conjestive heart failer, i have a stint, i now have a cancer on my kidney and problems with my kidney. swelling of hands and feet.weakness,and sleepyness. I am a long term user of Actos ad have suffered from Fluid Retention,Extreme weight gain and shortness of breath. After reading these reviews I am looking to replace this drug urgently even though my A1c is consistantly excellent the side effects are to great. Have been on Actos for 9 years, metformin on and off. glucose first decreased and has slowly increased over past years. Have to many symtoms / problems, weight gain, depression, dizzyness, nausea to narrow to one med ???? could be the statin or blood pressure meds. | Add Januvia review my blood sugars have been stabilized at 6.0 for 6 months. I do have to eat every 3-4 hrs or my sugars get low. Allergic. It was helping the three days I was on it and was feeling a bit better but I developed a rash and hives on day 3. Replaced with Glyburide which I was allergic to as well. After first three days I saw a 50% drop in my blood sugar levels than usual. This while continuing exercise, diet and Metformin. This medicine allows me less of a strain in maintaining exercise which I do now every three days instead of two. Only side effect is swollen rear side of tongue but subsiding now since taking medicine every other day with same results. Have been on it 2 months. I'm satisfied but closely looking out for other side effects. So far so good. | |||
