Januvia vs Onglyza
 | Januvia |  | Onglyza |  |
| 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). | Saxagliptin is used either alone or with other medications, and with a proper diet and exercise program, 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. This drug 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 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. | Add Onglyza review i been having pain in my legs and feet while i can't stand for a long time. I decided to do research on this pill.My pain comes on a regular basic now i mention it to my doctor she said its not coming from onglyza but what i read on the side effects so far it does. I really wanted this to work for me! But, started with a mild headache. I kept taking hoping it would eventually go away. But, headaches got worse until Ibuprofen stopped working and I couldn't get out of bed until the afternoons. Then stomach pains and indigestion. My blood sugars stayed the same the first few days, then went up 50 points the rest of the time. The last couple days of using this med, I started having dizzy spells. That's when I quit taking it. I'm sticking with low-carb. Better results without the side effects! I just learned that the diabetes drug Onglyza might be causing Pancreitic cancer. I take 5mgs aday. Iam calling my doctor next week for an appointment to discus this. | |||
