Diabetes and Cholesterol Medicines

Health · English ↔ Chinese

1. Diabetes Educator · turn 1

   Your GP has started you on metformin for type 2 diabetes and atorvastatin for high cholesterol. What would you like to know first?

   您的全科醫生已開始讓您服用二甲雙胍治療二型糖尿病，以及阿托伐他汀治療高膽固醇。您最想先了解什麼？

2. Patient · turn 2

   我擔心需要同時服用兩種藥。二甲雙胍的作用是什麼？

   I am worried about taking two medicines at once. What does metformin do?

3. Diabetes Educator · turn 3

   Metformin is an oral hypoglycaemic medicine that helps manage blood glucose in type 2 diabetes. It is commonly prescribed as an immediate-release or extended-release tablet.

   二甲雙胍是一種口服降血糖藥，用於幫助控制二型糖尿病的血糖。它通常以普通釋放或緩釋錠劑處方。

4. Patient · turn 4

   我聽說它可能引起腹脹和腹瀉，我應該怎樣減少不適？

   I have heard it can cause bloating and diarrhoea. How can I reduce the discomfort?

5. Diabetes Educator · turn 5

   Gastrointestinal upset can occur. Take metformin with or after meals as directed, and speak with your prescriber or pharmacist if side effects persist or are troublesome.

   可能出現腸胃不適。請按指示在隨餐或餐後服用二甲雙胍；若副作用持續或造成困擾，請聯絡處方醫生或藥師。

6. Patient · turn 6

   那阿托伐他汀呢？它是不是用來降低膽固醇的他汀類藥物？

   What about atorvastatin? Is it a statin medicine used to lower cholesterol?

7. Diabetes Educator · turn 7

   Yes. Atorvastatin is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, often called a statin. It helps lower cholesterol as part of reducing cardiovascular risk.

   是的。阿托伐他汀是HMG-CoA還原酶抑制劑，通常稱為他汀類藥物。它有助降低膽固醇，作為減少心血管風險的一部分。

8. Patient · turn 8

   服用阿托伐他汀時需要注意什麼副作用？

   Which side effects should I watch for while taking atorvastatin?

9. Diabetes Educator · turn 9

   Muscle aches and digestive upset can occur. Report unexplained muscle symptoms to your prescriber; periodic liver-function monitoring may also be needed.

   可能出現肌肉疼痛和消化不適。若有無法解釋的肌肉症狀，請向處方醫生報告；也可能需要定期監測肝功能。

10. Patient · turn 10

    我會隨餐服用二甲雙胍，也會留意肌肉疼痛和腸胃不適。何時需要覆診？

    I will take metformin with meals and watch for muscle aches and gastrointestinal upset. When do I need follow-up?

11. Diabetes Educator · turn 11

    Keep the appointments your GP has arranged for blood glucose, cholesterol and liver-function review. Bring your medicine list and any questions to each visit.

    請保留您的全科醫生安排的血糖、膽固醇和肝功能覆查預約。每次覆診時請帶上藥物清單和任何問題。

12. Patient · turn 12

    謝謝，我會按時服藥，並在有持續副作用時尋求建議。

    Thank you. I will take the medicines regularly and seek advice if side effects persist.

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