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Glyburide and Metformin
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Brand name(s): Glucovance
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Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. Your blood sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) should be checked regularly to determine your response to glyburide and metformin. Your doctor may order other lab tests to check your response to glyburide and metformin.
To monitor the effectiveness of glyburide and metformin, measure the amount of sugar (glucose) in your blood or urine (when blood sugar is above a certain high level, you will have sugar in your urine). For measuring the amount of glucose in your blood, you can use a blood glucose meter. For the urine measurements, you will need special paper tapes, tablets, or plastic strips that change color depending on how much sugar is present. Your doctor also may ask you to test your urine for ketones (substances present when diabetes is not under control). Follow your doctor's directions for testing your urine and blood and for recording the results. If your blood sugar is high or if sugar or ketones are present in your urine, call your doctor.
Keep yourself and your clothes clean. Wash cuts, scrapes, and other wounds quickly, and do not let them get infected.
Wear medical alert identification (a bracelet or tag) that says you have type 2 diabetes.
Tell your doctor if you become seriously dehydrated (have lost a large amount of body fluids) or have severe vomiting, diarrhea, or fever. Tell your doctor if you have a heart attack or stroke.
Do not let anyone else take your medication. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about refilling your prescription.
Last Revised: 04/01/2003
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Glyburide/Metform 2.5 Twice a day
My understanding is that Glyburide is used to flog the Pancreas to make it produce more insulin. However, from what I've heard (you should research it yourself) is that the bodies own immune system turns on the pancreas and distroys it in type 1 diabetes. With no pancreas to flog, I cannot see why your father would have been on Glyburide. But there may be other causes and results to type 1 diabetes. Metformin on the other hand works at getting cells to utilize the insulin that already exists in the body in type 2 or insulin resistant diabetes.. I've included a link to Dr. Koop.com on Lactic Acidosis -
http://www.drkoop.com/ency/93/000391.html
web md dot com also has some info but not much..
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Dave
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Glyburide Symptoms
I am a new Glyburide user. Took my first 5mg pill 7 hours ago. Woke up this morning with chest pain, especially with deep breathing. Is this a common symptom for a new user. Blood sugar is 101.
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weight gain with Glyburide
I am unhappy with the weight gain since starting Glyburide approx. 5 years ago. Recently my doctor recommended that I try going without G. for a while and see what happens. After only 2.5 weeks and no other changes in diet or exercise I have lost 4 lbs. That makes me happy BUT the other side of the story is that my blood sugers are much higher which is NOT good. Has anyone tried something else that works like G. but without the weight problem?
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Always leave a place a little better than you found it.
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weight gain with Glyburide
I have not started taking Glyburide yet. The doctors have changed my medications so much it is hard to remember what I have taken. I don't know anything about glyburide and was hoping to find more info here. I am worried about the weight gain because I have gained a total of 63 pounds with the different medications they have put me on. Not on a specific diet because I can't keep anything down thanks to the glucophage I was taking. If you know of any other meds better than this one that do not cause weight gain please let me know.
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Glyburide not lowering blood sugar
Blyburide has controlled my blood sugar for several years now. I recently had to increase my dosage to 2.5 MG prior to each meal (three times daily) and it doesn't lower my blood sugar. Could I have developed a tolerance for Glyburide to the point that it doesn't affect my blood sugar? I recently had stones removed from my prostate and changed blood pressure medication. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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