Trajenta is a treatment for type-2 diabetes that works to help lower your blood sugar. It can be prescribed when diet, exercise and metformin haven’t worked to properly control your blood sugar levels.
Type-2 diabetes is a condition that develops when your body is no longer able to produce as much insulin as it should do, or your cells have lost sensitivity to insulin (or both). When this happens, you’re no longer able to remove the sugar that you eat from your bloodstream as well as you should do, which leads to high blood sugar levels (hyperglycaemia). Having hyperglycaemia for long periods of time can lead to long-term problems for your health.
How does Trajenta work?
When you eat, your body produces hormones called ‘incretins’, which stimulate your pancreas to release insulin. But in order to stop too much insulin from being released, your body also has enzymes, called DPP-4, which break down incretins so that your pancreas is only releasing insulin when you need it to.
When you have type-2 diabetes, though, you often need your pancreas to secrete more insulin for longer, so sometimes the DPP-4 enzyme can act as more of a hindrance than a help.
Trajenta works, then, as a ‘DPP-4 inhibitor’. This means that it stops DPP-4 from working properly which, in turn, prolongs the action of incretin hormones - helping your pancreas to secrete more insulin and lower your blood sugar.
What doses of Trajenta are there?
Trajenta comes in only one dose size: 5mg of linagliptin, of which the recommended dose is one tablet per day. If a 5mg daily dose of Trajenta isn’t working to lower your blood sugar, you’ll likely be prescribed an additional or alternative treatment.
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How to take Trajenta
You should always take Trajenta exactly as prescribed by our clinician. To take Trajenta, simply swallow your tablet whole with water. The recommended dose is one tablet per day, which you can take with or without food.
How long does it take Trajenta to work?
Even though it’ll probably take a few weeks for any difference to be seen in your HbA1c (the test of your average blood sugar levels over the last 2-3 months), Trajenta should get to work quickly to help increase your insulin secretion. It typically reaches peak levels in your system around 90 minutes after you take it, and it should be working to full effect within around four days. Because type-2 diabetes doesn’t always give you noticeable symptoms, you might not feel any different from taking Trajenta - but this doesn’t mean that it’s not working. You’ll need to keep taking it to lower your risk of developing any complications.
What should I do if I make a mistake when taking Trajenta?
If you accidentally take more Trajenta than you should’ve done, seek medical help straight away. If you forget to take your dose of Trajenta, you can take it when you remember - so long as it’s not too close to your next scheduled dose. If it is, simply skip that dose and carry on as normal. Don’t double up on doses, or take more than one dose on the same day, to make up for a missed one.
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FAQ: Trajenta
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How is Trajenta different from other diabetes treatments?
Answer:
Type-2 diabetes treatments come in a range of different types, Most are tablets, but some can be injected, too. The most commonly prescribed ‘first-line’ treatment for type-2 diabetes (after diet and exercise) is metformin - which works in different ways to stop your body making as much glucose and to help your cells use insulin better.
Metformin isn’t always effective or suitable for everyone, though. And sometimes people need to take different or additional treatments to help them control their blood sugar. Some of these other treatments, aside from DPP-4 inhibitors like Trajenta, include:
Sulfonylureas: which work to increase your insulin secretion
GLP-1 agonists: which typically come as injections
SGLT-2 inhibitors: which allow more glucose to be excreted in your urine
Pioglitazone: which helps your body to use insulin better.
Finding the right treatment(s) for you can take time. Sometimes you’ll need to cycle through a few different ones before you find treatments that work best for your health and your life.
Is Trajenta similar to any other treatments?
Answer:
Other DPP-4 inhibitors include Januvia, which uses the active ingredient sitagliptin, Galvus (vildagliptin) and Onglyza (saxagliptin).
Each of these treatments will work in your body in slightly different ways due to their differing active ingredients. As a result, you might find that different DPP-4 inhibitors work better or worse for you depending on how your body responds to them.
Do I need a prescription for Trajenta?
Answer:
Yes. Like all type-2 diabetes treatments, you need a prescription for Trajenta. This is because it’s not a safe and suitable treatment for everyone, and your blood sugar levels will need to be tested every once in a while to make sure that it’s still working properly for you.
Why should I buy Trajenta online with Treated?
Answer:
We’ll deliver your essential medication straight to your door, without hassle, once you’ve talked to us about your health. Our expert clinicians will be on hand whenever you need them to answer any questions or concerns you may have, and we’ll be in touch when your prescription is due to expire - making it easy to re-order and re-deliver your treatment.
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