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Dear sir I am diabetic and bp patient recently I checked following test attached file. Ferritin 6.20 urine aluminium ration 13 lipid profile ok and hba1c 6.4. currently 8 am taking volix m 0.3 three times, zalra m 2 times , depamac m 10 one time and Ecosprin av 75 night. I visited the doctor who asked for these test and given diamicron xt 30/500 at night and empaone sm contains metformin 1000 stigliptin 100 and empagliflozin 10 in morning. So I request to kindly guide should I take previous medicine or the current which doctor suggested. Thanks and looking for you quick response

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