Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet 10's
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About Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet
Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet is an anti-diabetic medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic or lifelong condition that affects the way your body processes glucose. People with type 2 diabetes either do not produce enough insulin or, if any insulin is produced, it is unable to perform its function in the body (insulin resistance).
Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet is a combination of Glimepiride, Metformin and Voglibose which help control blood sugar levels. This medicine works by increasing the amount of insulin released by the pancreas. You must continue following the diet and exercise recommended for you whilst on treatment with Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet .
Not everyone who is taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet will get these side effects. The most common side effect of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet is hypoglycemia (low blood glucose levels), characterised by dizziness, sweating, hunger pangs, dry mouth and skin, etc. Other side effects include changes in taste, nausea, diarrhoea, stomach pain, headache, and upper respiratory symptoms.
Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet should be taken with food to avoid an upset stomach. For optimal results, it is recommended to take it at the same time each day. For better advice, your doctor will determine the appropriate dose, which can change quickly depending on your condition. Do not skip your meals, and also carry a form of sugar with you to prevent low blood sugar levels.
Avoid taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet if you are allergic to it. Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet should not be stopped even if you feel better without consulting your doctor, as sugar levels may change. If you stop taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet abruptly, it may increase your sugar levels, which could further increase the risk of eyesight loss (retinopathy), kidney damage (nephropathy) and nerve damage (neuropathy). Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet should not be taken if you have type 1 diabetes mellitus or severe kidney or liver disease. Please inform your doctor if you have any heart disease or are planning to get pregnant or breastfeed.
Uses of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet
Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet is used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The detailed uses of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet are as follows:
- Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet effectively controls blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes, regulating glucose metabolism and maintaining optimal sugar levels.
- Enhanced Insulin Sensitivity: Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet improves the body's insulin response, facilitating glucose uptake and reducing insulin resistance.
- Prevention of Diabetes-Related Complications: Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet helps to prevent long-term complications associated with diabetes, such as kidney damage, nerve damage, and vision problems.
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Directions for Use
- Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet should be taken before meals or as advised by your doctor.
- Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication.
- Swallow Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet as a whole with a glass of water.
- Do not crush, break, or chew it.
Medicinal Benefits
- Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet contains Glimepiride, Metformin and Voglibose used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Metformin acts by lowering the glucose production in the liver, delaying glucose absorption from the intestines and increasing the body's response to insulin.
- Voglibose prevents the breakdown of complex sugars into simple sugars such as glucose in the intestine.
- Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet prevents the blood glucose levels from rising to very high levels, thus keeping your diabetes under control.
- Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet also helps to prevent serious complications of diabetes such as kidney damage (diabetic nephropathy), blindness (diabetic retinopathy), and loss of sensation in your hands and feet (diabetic neuropathy).
- Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet also helps to reduce your chance of having a heart attack or stroke.
- Being a combination of three drugs, Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet reduces the need to take multiple pills and hence makes it easier to remember to take the drugs.
How Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet Works
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- Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
- Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
- Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
- Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
- Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
- Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
- Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
- Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
- Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
- Preventing Vomiting (Before it Happens)
- Take medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. This can help minimize side effects, including vomiting.
- Having a small meal before taking your medication can help reduce nausea and vomiting.
- Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication along with your prescribed medication.
- Managing Vomiting (If it Happens)
- Try taking ginger in the form of tea, ale, or candy to help alleviate nausea and vomiting.
- What to Do if Vomiting Persists
- Consult your doctor if vomiting continues or worsens, consult the doctor for guidance on adjusting your medication or additional treatment.
- Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
- Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
- Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
- Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
- Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
- Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
- Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
- Drink water or other clear fluids.
- To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
- Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
- Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
- Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
- Regularly brush and floss your teeth.
- Rinse your mouth with water and baking soda a solution to neutralize acid in the mouth. This makes your food taste as it should.
- Drink plenty of water or non-caffeinated drinks to prevent dry mouth which may lead to altered taste.
- Try ginger, peppermint, fruit or green teas, lemonade, ginger ale or fruit juice to help mask unpleasant tastes.
- Try sucking on sugar-free ice pops or ice cubes to prevent dry mouth.
- Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
- Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
- Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
- Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
- Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
- Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
- Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
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Drug Warnings
- Inform your doctor if you are allergic to Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet .
- This medicine should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or with diabetic ketoacidosis. Some diabetic patients, while taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet , might develop a rare but serious condition called lactic acidosis (too much lactic acid accumulated in the blood) that can damage the working of your liver and kidneys, which are required for the elimination of excess lactic acid from the blood.
- Before you start taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet , tell your doctor if you’ve ever had pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), kidney disease, or a low vitamin B12 level.
- Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet , when used with insulin, may extremely lower the blood sugar level, leading to a hypoglycemic condition, which can be fatal.
- Prolonged intake of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet may lower your thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH); hence, an annual check-up of TSH is recommended.
- In rare cases, you may also develop a serious skin reaction known as bullous pemphigoid that requires immediate medical attention.
- It is always important to check for the expiry of the medicine. Discard the medicine if it reaches the expiry date.
Drug-Drug Interactions
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Co-administration of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet and Iocetamic acid can increase the risk of lactic acidosis (when the body produces too much lactic acid).
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with Iocetamic acid is generally avoided as it can result in an interaction, please consult your doctor before taking it.
Co-administration of Ioglicic acid with Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet can increase the risk of side effects.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with Ioglicic acid is generally avoided as it can result in an interaction, please consult your doctor before taking it.
Co-administration of Iopanoic acid with Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet can increase the risk of side effects.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with Iopanoic acid is not recommended, please consult your doctor before taking it.
Co-administration of Iofendylate with Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet can increase the risk of side effects.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with Iofendylate is generally avoided as it can result in an interaction, please consult your doctor before taking it.
Co-administration of Iopamidol with Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet can increase the risk of side effects.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with Iopamidol is not recommended, please consult a doctor before taking it. Do not discontinue the medications without consulting a doctor.
Co-administration of Iopentol with Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet can increase the risk of side effects.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with Iopentol is not recommended, please consult your doctor before taking it.
Co-administration of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet and Iobitridol can increase the risk of lactic acidosis (when the body produces too much lactic acid).
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with Iobitridol is generally avoided as it can result in an interaction. Please consult your doctor before taking it.
Co-administration of Iopromide with Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet can increase the risk of lactic acidosis.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Iopromide with Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet is not recommended, please consult a doctor before taking it. Do not discontinue the medication without consulting a doctor.
Co-administration of Iohexol with Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet can increase the risk of side effects.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with Iohexol is generally avoided as it can result in an interaction, please consult your doctor before taking it.
Co-administration of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet and Iobenzamic acid can increase the risk of lactic acidosis (when the body produces too much lactic acid).
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with Iobenzamic acid is generally avoided as it can result in an interaction, please consult your doctor before taking it.
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Diet & Lifestyle Advise
- Fill your half plate with starchy veggies, quarter with proteins and quarter with whole grain.
- Eat at regular intervals. Do not take the long gap between a meal or snack.
- Monitor your blood sugar level regularly, especially when there are a lot of fluctuations.
- Invest in at least 150 min of moderate-intensity physical activity and 15 minutes of high-intensity exercise every week.
- Lose weight gradually to achieve a healthy body mass index (18.5 to 24.9).
- Replace refined carbohydrates-containing foods with wholegrain foods and increase intake of fruits and veggies and other fibre-enriched foods.
- Reduce intake of saturated fat (or hidden fats) in the food like chips, crisps, pastries, biscuits and samosas. Choose omega-3 fatty acid-containing oils for daily cooking. For frying, you may use palm oil, mustard oil, groundnut oil, rice bran oil and safflower oil.
- Do not take stress as it may elevate your blood sugar level. You may adopt stress management techniques like mindfulness, yoga or meditation to control stress-related blood sugar changes.
- Opt for low-fat dairy products (low-fat yoghurt, fat-free milk and cheese etc.).
- Keep your blood pressure as normal (120/80) as possible. As it reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases in diabetes patients.
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Alcohol
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Taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet with alcohol can cause hypoglycaemia and can also lead to a rare but life-threatening condition known as lactic acidosis. So, keep your doctor informed if you drink alcohol.
Pregnancy
Consult your doctor
As the data around the use of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet in pregnant women is limited, the use of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet in pregnancy is unknown. Please consult your doctor for advice before using Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet .
Breast Feeding
Consult your doctor
The name is not recommended during breastfeeding. However, your doctor may prescribe it for you during breastfeeding if he/she feels that the benefit to you outweighs the risk. You should not take Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet without a doctor's advice.
Driving
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Drive only if you are physically stable and mentally focussed, If you experience drowsiness after taking these medications you should not drive or operate any machinery or vehicles.
Liver
Caution
Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of liver disease.
Kidney
Caution
Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of Kidney disease
Children
Unsafe
Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet is not recommended for children below the age of 18 years as the safety and effectiveness of Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet has not been established in children due to limited evidence.
Heart
Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet should be used with caution if you have any cardiac problems. This medicine is contraindicated in patients with severe heart failure.
Geriatrics
Caution
Caution should be exercised in geriatric patients while taking Voglimin-GM 2 Tablet .
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