Glifage is an oral antidiabetic medication that is used to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes because it helps maintain normal blood sugar.
Glifage is one of the trade names of metformin and is produced by Merck Laboratories and can be purchased from pharmacies in the form of tablets.
Glifage indications
Glifage is indicated for the treatment of type 1 diabetes as a complement to treatment with injectable insulin. In type 2 diabetes it helps the insulin in the individual's body to be more easily absorbed, contributing to lower blood sugar values and better controlled diabetes, preventing complications of the disease.
Price of Glifage
The price of Glifage 500 mg with 30 tablets is approximately 13 reais.
How to use Glifage
The mode of use of Glifage should be guided by the physician, who may indicate the ingestion of tablets of 500 mg, 850 mg or 1 g taken between 2 to 3 times a day with meals.
Glifage can be taken alone, in combination with other oral antidiabetic agents or with insulin, and the maximum daily dose per day is 2, 550 mg.
Side effects of Glifage
The main side effects of Glifage include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain and loss of appetite. However, it is only usual to have side effects in the first two weeks of treatment, eventually disappearing.
Gifting contraindications
Glifage is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding. In addition, patients with low blood pressure, alcoholic, severe burn, dehydration and patients with heart, respiratory and renal insufficiency.
See other ways to treat diabetes in:
- Diet for diabetes
- Foods with low glycemic index
- Metformin
