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Glyset
Brand Names
; Glyset®Therapeutic Categories
Antidiabetic Agent (Miscellaneous)Reasons not to take this medicine
- If you have an allergy to miglitol or any other part of the medicine.
- If you have any of the following conditions: Diabetic ketoacidosis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers in the colon, blockage of the intestine, digestion problems, poor absorption of food and nutrients.
What is this medicine used for?
- This medicine is used to lower blood sugar in diabetic patients.
- It is used in type 2 diabetes.
- It can be used alone or in combination with other diabetes medicine.
How does it work?
- Miglitol slows digestion of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates would include sugars, bread, rice, and pasta.
- It slows absorption of sugar into your system.
How is it best taken?
- Take at the beginning of a meal.
- Follow diet plan as recommended by healthcare provider.
What do I do if I miss a dose?
- Take a missed dose as soon as possible if it is during the meal.
- If not then skip the missed one. Return to your regular schedule.
- Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
What are the precautions when taking this medicine?
- Wear disease medical alert identification for diabetes.
- Avoid alcohol (includes wine, beer, and liquor).
- When used alone, low blood sugars do not occur.
- If taken with other diabetes medicine, use glucose to treat low blood sugars. Other medicine may not work fast enough.
- Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, throat; or any other symptoms involved.
- Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
- Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
What are the common side effects of this medicine?
- Belly pain, cramps, and passing gas.
- Diarrhea.
What should I monitor?
- Check blood sugar as ordered by healthcare provider. Call if glucose is less than 80 mg/dL or greater than 250 mg/dL. Bring results to follow-up visits.
- Watch for low blood sugar. This can cause anger, shaking, rapid heartbeats, confusion, and sweating.
- Watch for high blood sugar. Causes many trips to the bathroom, thirst, and weight loss.
- Check blood work. Talk with healthcare provider.
- Follow diet plan and exercise program as recommended by healthcare provider.
- Have a yearly eye exam and visit to the foot doctor.
Reasons to call healthcare provider immediately
- Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; tightness in the chest; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
- Any signs or symptoms of infection. This may include a fever greater than 99 degrees, chills, sore throat, cough, increased sputum or change in color, painful urination, mouth sores, wound that will not heal, anal itching or pain.
- Low blood sugar or high blood sugar.
- Any rash.
How should I store this medicine?
- Store in a tight container at room temperature. Protect from moisture.
General statements
- Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
- Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, herbal/supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physician assistant).
- Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter or natural products (herbs, vitamins).