Diabetrol SR

Diabetrol SR

Diabetrol SR Tablet is used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Diabetrol SR is a combination medicine that can control blood sugar better than single medication. It should be used along with proper diet and regular exercise for best results. Monitor your blood sugar level regularly while you are taking Diabetrol SR medicine as it may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level).

Diabetrol SR Tablet is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Insulin, a hormone produced by the body metabolizes sugar in the blood. When the body does not produce insulin in the required amounts, the blood sugar level in the body increases. This results in diabetes.

A diabetic patient has to maintain his blood sugar levels by following a healthy lifestyle like avoiding sugar in food. Diabetrol SR Tablet activates the pancreas to secrete more insulin. Diabetrol SR medicines is taken alongside a healthy diet. More insulin helps to reduce the level of sugar in the blood.

Consult with your doctor if you have the following conditions – you are pregnant or breast feeding; allergic reactions to a medicine; problems in the kidney or liver. Let your doctor if you are taking other medicines before starting a course of Diabetrol SR Tablet.

Drug =Glibenclamide + Metformin

Strength =5 Mg + 500 Mg

Manufacturer =Abbott

How To Take

Take Diabetrol SR Tablet in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Diabetrol SR Tablet is to be taken with food.

Diabetrol SR Tablet may cause stomach upset if taken empty stomach.

Dosage

Diabetrol Tablet

Diabetrol SR Tablet

Diabetrol 3P Tablet SR

Diabetrol 3P 5 Mg/500 Mg/7.5 Mg Tablet

DIABETROL 3D 5 MG/500 MG/15 MG TABLET

Side Effects

Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level)

Taste change

Nausea

Diarrhea

Stomach pain

Headache

Upper respiratory tract infection

Warning

Talk to your doctor before taking Diabetrol SR medicine, if you:

Are allergic (hypersensitive) to Glibenclamide and Metformin, other sulphonylureas or any of the other ingredients

Suffer from early onset or type I diabetes (requiring insulin)

Suffer from severe kidney or liver disease

Are suffering from ketoacidosis (caused by excessively high blood sugars in diabetics)

Are suffering from a severe infection

Are suffering from stress

Are suffering from any condition likely to make controlling your blood sugar difficult

Are due to undergo surgery

Have reduced consciousness or coma resulting from your diabetes

Uses

Diabetrol SR Tablet is used in the treatment to lower blood sugar levels and are used in the treatment of late-onset diabetes (type II diabetes mellitus) in patients whose blood sugar is not controlled by diet alone and who are not suitable for insulin injections.

Glibenclamide is a sulfonylurea which works by increasing the amount of insulin released by the pancreas in order to lower the blood glucose. Metformin is a biguanide which works by lowering glucose production in the liver, delaying glucose absorption from intestines and increasing the body’s sensitivity to insulin.