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Linagliptin

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Falkirk Bairn

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Hi everyone. Has anyone been on Linagliptin? I've been on it for two months, having been switched from Metformin. My blood test yesterday showed that my diabetes was poorly controlled. My GP is now considering switching me back to Metformin or a combination of Metformin and Linagliptin. Any thoughts?
 
Normally most people would be on both anyway. However - what actually prompted the change in the first place?
 
My kidney function had reduced and my GP thought that the Metformin was a factor. However, he has since been in touch with a Renal Consultant at the local hospital and the Consultant doesn't think the Metformin is affecting my kidneys. I'll be speaking with my GP on Friday and I think he'll put me back on Metformin, or a combination of Metformin and Linagliptin. Do you know if the Metformin and Linagliptin come as one tablet or are the two separate tablets?
 
Hi. The kidney thing makes sense. Note that Metformin and the Gliptins work in very different ways. I was on Sitagliptin with metformin before insulin. The Gliptins reduce after meal spikes which helps a bit but don't have a big effect overall on BS. Yes you can get combined Metformin and some of the Gliptins - not sure of the brand names. I would go for a combination of the two tablets types.
 
That might be OK if the dose of each in one tablet of the combined sort, are right for your body, but not much use if either of them aren't.

I would think that you'd have to have both to begin with, in order to determine your body's requirements before you consider the second, if you need to increase or reduce doses of either or both, it's bit difficult when they are combined - in a very similar way that it can cause such difficulties when people use mixed insulins - and we see lots of those people affected on the forums!
 
Most likely separate tablets I would think @Falkirk Bairn

Certainly worth asking your GP, or possibly a pharmacist, about the action of the tablets, and any potential interaction?
 
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