Diabetes

This is a combination of three antidiabetic drugs metformin 500 mg + glimepiride 2 mg + pioglitazone 15 mg .

Type 2 diabetes mellitus also known as Diabetes Mellitus .

nausea (feeling sick), vomiting (falling sick), diarrhea, headache, stomach ache, respiratory infection, weight gain, sweating, palpitations, and vision problems.

Do regular exercise such as cycling, walking, jogging, dancing or swimming for a minimum of 30 minutes per day. Invest at least 150 minutes of your week in exercise.Maintain a low fat and a low sugar diet. Replace carbohydrates containing foods with whole grains, fruits and vegetables as carbohydrates turn to sugars leading to high blood sugar. Avoid consumption of alcohol and quit smoking.

Drug-Drug interactions: metformin 500 mg + glimepiride 2 mg and pioglitazone 15 mg may have an interaction with medicines used to treat bacterial infections (rifampicin, tetracycline, and clarithromycin), a medicine used to treat fungal infections (fluconazole), other oral antidiabetics, and medicines used to treat gout (probenecid). Drug-Food interactions: Intake of excess alcohol with metformin 500 mg + glimepiride 2 mg + pioglitazone 15 mg may increase the chance of a life-threatening condition known as lactic acidosis. Drug-Disease interactions: metformin 500 mg + glimepiride 2 mg + pioglitazone 15 mg should be avoided in patients with heart diseases (congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction), vitamin B12 deficiency, and alcoholism, type I diabetes, bladder cancer, edema (fluid retention), liver disease, premenopausal anovulation, obesity (weight gain), anemia should avoid intake of metformin 500 mg + glimepiride 2 mg + pioglitazone 15 mg 10 tablets.

You can Monitor your blood sugar level with a glucometer regularly while you are taking this medicine. Your doctor may check your liver function regularly. Inform your doctor if you develop symptoms such as abdominal pain, loss of appetite, or yellowing of the eyes or skin (jaundice).Tell your doctor immediately if you experience any deep or rapid breathing or if you have persistent nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain as Glimepiride + Metformin may cause a rare but serious condition called lactic acidosis, which is an excess of lactic acid in the blood.

Do regular exercise such as cyclingbody walkingbody joggingbody dancing or swimming for a minimum of 30 minutes per day. Invest at least 150 minutes of your week in exercise.Maintain healthy body weight as obesity is also related to the onset of diabetes.Maintain a low fat and a low sugar diet. Replace carbohydrates containing foods with whole grainsbody fruits and vegetables as carbohydrates turn to sugars leading to high blood sugar.Avoid consumption of alcohol and quit smoking.

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight

Swallow it as a whole with water; do not crush, break or chew it.You are advised to take this tablet for as long as your doctor has prescribed it for you based on your medical condition