The drug 'Glucophage'. Reviews

The drug "Glucophage" - a drug whose action is aimed at reducing the amount of sugar directly in the blood. Its main component is metformin, which helps to reduce the production of glucose in the liver and its absorption into the intestine and increases the processing of its muscle tissues. In addition to these actions, metformin simultaneously lowers the cholesterol level.

After taking the pill, the main component of the drug is perfectly absorbed. Most of it is excreted by the kidneys, and only a small amount - with the help of the intestine. The drug is released in the form of small tablets of white color, coated with a shell, 10-15 pieces per blister. Tablets are normal and prolonged. The agent "Glucophage long" differs from the usual preparation "Glucophage" in that it is absorbed more slowly, and, therefore, lasts longer. Therefore, take the medicine once a day.

The drug "Glucophage" is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (especially type II), when exercise and diet do not help. It can be taken alone or simultaneously with insulin. The product is swallowed whole, without chewing and washing with water, during or after a meal.

Dosage is selected individually and depends on the sugar level directly in the blood, but first prescribe a minimum dose of 500 mg for 3 tablets a day. The dose adjustment takes place on the 10th-15th day after the initial intake of the drug, and it should be increased gradually. If in parallel with treatment with the drug "Glucophage" (reviews say this possibility) prescribe insulin, then in this case, the tablets are taken in the usual dose, and the necessary amount of insulin is determined based on the level of glucose in the blood. If, before the appointment of this drug the patient took other drugs that reduce sugar, then they must be canceled.

Glucophage can be prescribed to children after 10 years, and Glucophage Long is used only to treat patients who are 18 years old. Adults prescribe 500 mg 3 times a day, and children only once a day (exactly 500 mg). These are the initial doses and they will subsequently be adjusted. The drug "Glucophage long" is taken once a day during dinner.

The drug "Glucophage" (reviews of patients prove this) is fairly well tolerated. However, sometimes there are side effects in the form of a violation of taste. Occasionally, there is nausea, profuse vomiting, severe diarrhea. Usually such effects occur at the very beginning of therapy and eventually disappear. Less often, patients can observe reddening of the skin, itching and rash like hives.

The most rare and severe side effect is lactic acidosis (accumulation of lactic acid in the blood). Its first symptoms are nausea, severe pain in the abdomen and muscles, and general weakness. It appears in patients with kidney or liver problems. That is why such a patient uses the Glucophage agent carefully and under the supervision of a doctor. In case of an overdose, lactacidosis may also develop. In this case, urgent hospitalization is necessary.

Contraindication to the use of the drug may serve as an individual intolerance to any component of the drug. Do not assign it to patients in severe conditions - diabetic precoma, for example, or coma. Infectious diseases (severe), dehydration, shock and other conditions leading to abnormal kidney or liver function, are also contraindications. You can not take the drug with alcoholism, diagnostic manipulation, in particular, fluoroscopy, as well as before surgery. It is forbidden to use these pills for patients with cardiovascular and respiratory insufficiency, pregnant women, children under 10 years.

Separately I want to note that the drug "Glucophage" for weight loss (reviews indicate this property) is also very effective. The main thing that a person was healthy and did not stick to a low-calorie diet. But, nevertheless, you can not prescribe this medicine yourself. Although the "Glucophage" (doctors' testimonies testify to this) and helps in reducing weight, it also needs to be taken under the supervision of a doctor. You also need to know that during weight loss with the help of this drug you need to reduce physical activity.

Thus, the drug "Glukofazh" (reviews and opinions of experts on this point) is not only an effective tool in the treatment of diabetes. It is effective in getting rid of excess weight.