Glucotrol product description

Glucotrol (Glipizide) is a drug that helps control blood sugar levels, helping your pancreas produce insulin. This medication is very extensible for therapy all over the world, because always show good results.

Glucotrol safety information

The remedy is forbidden for people who suffer from Diabetes; Kidney and liver diseases; Chronic diarrhea or blockage of the intestines; Deficiency of glucose; Illnesses of the adrenal glands or pituitary gland; Loss of appetite; Diseases of the cardiovascular system;

Glucotrol is a medication that is one of the constituent parts of complex treatment, which includes sports, weight control and sugar levels in your blood. Taking the drug, you must very carefully adhere to the diet and monitor the presence of sugar, which can change if the principles of your treatment are not respected. You should ask your doctor for advice before starting treatment with Glucotrol, as it, like other drugs to combat diabetes, can affect the condition of the heart and circulatory system.

If you are pregnant, therapy with Glucotrol is not recommended for you, as there have been cases of hypoglycemia in newborns whose mothers took the drug in the last trimester of pregnancy.

Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby, as it is more likely that you will not need to take Glucotrol or stop breastfeeding.

The drug is not forbidden with alcohol.

In addition to all of the above, you must very carefully monitor blood sugar levels.

Remember that the signs of low sugar are headaches, irritability, dizziness, a constant feeling of hunger, drowsiness, and sweating. In that case, you should always keep food that contains sugar: juices, caramel candies, raisins and clean drinking water.

In addition, you should monitor the high level of sugar level. In this case, the features are weight loss, drowsiness, a fruity smell from the mouth, constant thirst.

You must check the level of sugar in your blood, wherever you are on a journey, at work, if you miss a dose of the drug.

The level of sugar in the blood directly affects the dosage of Glucotrol, which from its percentage may change. Do not change the treatment without consulting your doctor. If the sugar level changes, you should also immediately inform your specialist about it.

If it happened that you missed taking the drug, you should take the missed dose half an hour before the next meal. If this time coincides with the next dose, then do not take the dose that was missed.

If we talk about an overdose of the drug, then it can cause hypoglycemia. You will observe such symptoms as follows: severe weakness, convulsions, stomach pain and trembling, panic.

In case of an overdose, call an ambulance immediately.

Glucotrol side effects

The medicine can cause side effects, which you should immediately call your doctor:

• Nosebleeds, pallor, bleeding gums, fatigue, rapid heart rate;
• Dark urine, skin rash, discoloration of the feces, yellowing of the skin or eyes;
• Pulsating headache, severe nausea and vomiting, panic
• Diarrhea, constipation;