My usual diabetes tablet isn't available right now. Would a tablet combining metformin and voglibose work as a replacement?

I know how stressful it feels when your regular diabetes medicine suddenly isn't in stock. This particular tablet combines metformin with voglibose, but depending on what you were taking before, your previous medicine may have included an additional component for blood sugar control that this one doesn't have. Diabetes medicines aren't really a like-for-like swap, so please check with your doctor before switching - they'll know whether this combination covers what you need or if a different option would work better.