Hello Doctor, My mother is having diabetes since 5 years . She is going to the same doctor for check up since then but now the doctor changed and he also changed the medicines . Earlier she used to take - metformin 2000mg, pregabalin, mecobalmine (she has leg pains ),gilmepride and ramipril Now prescribed ones - Metformin 2000mg, atrovstatin, pioglitazone 30mg , natrilix and ramipril My mother's HbA1c is 6.5 . I got to know that pioglitazone is a banned drug .  But the doctor says to continue . Plz suggest if she can avoid it or should she continue? Thanks and regards, Preeti