Compare Januvia vs. Tradjenta
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Lowers your blood sugar.
Januvia (sitagliptin) is a good add-on treatment if your blood sugars are not controlled and you don't want to use an injectable medicine.
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3.2/ 5 average rating with 143 reviewsforJanuvia
Lowers blood sugar.
Tradjenta (linagliptin) is good add-on medicine for controlling your blood sugar, but may cause body aches.
Upsides
- Oral blood sugar-lowering medicine.
- Januvia (sitagliptin) is not linked to worsening heart failure like other medicines in its class.
- Uses the hormones naturally produced by your body to affect how sugar is processed.
- It is less likely to cause weight gain and low blood sugar compared to other diabetes medicines.
- Good add-on medicine if your blood sugars are still not controlled
- Good option if you have bad liver or kidney function.
- Can be taken once daily.
- Does not cause weight gain.
- Does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) when taken by itself.
Downsides
- Lowers A1c (average blood sugar over time) by less than 1%.
- Available as brand version only.
- Some people might get frequent cold-like symptoms.
- Rare but serious side effects include pancreatitis and severe joint pain.
- Not first-choice anti-diabetes medicine because it doesn't lower blood sugar levels as much as others.
- Available as brand only and may be expensive
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Reviews
143 reviews so far
44%
saidit'sworth it
34%
saiditworked well
17%
saidit'sa big hassle
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Side effects
6possible side effects
- Back pain9%
- Joint pain8%
- Lung infection8%
- Headache6%
- Cough6%
- Pain in the limbs5%
Risks and risk factors
- Death from inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)
- History of pancreatitis
- High blood triglyceride levels
- Gallstones (stones in gallbladder)
- History of alchoholism
- Kidney problems
- Serious allergic reactions
- Kidney damage
- Pre-existing kidney damage
- Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- Taking medicines for diabetes
- Severe joint pain and swelling
- Inflammation of pancreas (pancreatitis)
- Alcoholism
- Elevated triglycerides
- History of pancreatitis
- Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- Alcoholism
- Exercising more than you usually do
- Insulin
- Other antidiabetic medications
- Severe allergic reactions
- Severe joint pain
- Fluid-filled blisters on the skin (bullous pemphigoid)