Glucobay 50 mg Tablet

Uses

Acarbose is generally used in treatment of the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is generally used in treatment of addition to diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

Side Effects

• Abdominal pain
• Diarrhoea
• Flatulence
• Skin rash

How to use

Consume this medicine in the dosage and duration as per your doctors advise. While taking Acarbose, swallow it completely without crushing, breaking or chewing it. Acarbose is to be taken with food.

How it works

Acarbose is an anti-diabetic medicine that improves the condition by slowing down the absorption of glucose in the intestines and slowing the digestion. This helps prevent blood glucose from shooting up after every meal.

Faqs

Q. Is Acarbose/Glucobay a protein?
Acarbose is a complex oligosaccharide (sugar) but not a protein.

Q. Is Acarbose safe?
Acarbose is safe to use if so it is used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as per the advice of the doctor.

Q. Does Acarbose cause weight fluctuations?
Acarbose usually does not cause weight gain if taken as prescribed but may cause weight loss when the medication Acarbose combines with a low-calorie diet and exercise.

Q. Does Acarbose cause hypoglycemia?
Intake of Acarbose as prescribed does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) but it may occur when the Acarbose taken along with another blood sugar lowering drug, delay in meals, consumption of alcohol and exercising more than usual.

Q. How long does Acarbose last?
The effectiveness of Acarbose lasts up to 3- 5 hours and it may vary based on the consumption of medicine by the individual.

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