ASVINS-GM1-FORTE Tablets – ASVINS-GM1-FORTE TABLET is the combination of the two drugs named Glimepiride and Metformin, both are anti-diabetic medicines and used to treat type 2 diabetes. This medicine works on the patients whose blood sugar levels are not in control by doing the exercise and proper diet alone. This condition is a long-lasting condition that affects the individuals’ body processes of glucose. These patients either do not produce enough insulin or the insulin they produce is not able to perform its proper function in the body. This medicine stimulates beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.
Uses of the Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet
- Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet are used to treat type 2 diabetes, as they have the two anti-diabetic drugs in it.
- Glimepiride helps in stimulating the cells in the pancreas that produce the insulin hormone, which is important to remove excessive sugar from the blood.
- On the other hand, Metformin reduces the sugar production by cells in the liver and slows down the sugar absorption from the intestines.
- This also increases the sensitivity of the muscle cell to insulin and helps enable these muscle cells to remove the sugar from the blood.
Precaution to use for Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet
- If you are allergic to Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet or any other medicine, kindly tell your doctor.
- Glimepiride and Metformin tablets are recommended to the children and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should also consult the doctor before taking this medicine.
- Avoid the consumption of alcohol while taking the Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet as it increases the risk of lactic acidosis.
- The patient should take frequent meals and avoid prolonged fasting while taking Glimepiride and Metformin tablets.
- Also consider the symptoms of the low blood sugar, which may include sweating, dizziness, palpitations, shivering, intense
- thirst, dry mouth, and dry skin.
Regular checks are must with diabetes, along with the healthy diet and regular exercise while taking Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet
Directions to use for Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet
Take Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet with food to get the best results. You should take this medicine regularly at the same time each day and get the maximum results from the medicine. Your doctor will decide the dose of the medicine by looking at your condition and how you respond to th Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet. The dose may change from time to time according to your blood sugar levels.
Possible Side Effects of Glimepiride and Metformin Tablet
Here are the common side effects of the Glimepiride and Metformin:
- Headache
- Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose level)
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
