Metformin Side Effects

Type 2-Diabetes or Late-Onset Diabetes is a serious chronic metabolic condition that induces poor systemic perfusion due to sluggish blood flow. This is due to greater than normal levels of blood sugar that pile up in the absence of sensitive insulin receptors. As a result, cells in various organs like the heart, brain, eyes, kidneys and the like are heavily affected. Commonly, patients with diabetes suffer from blindness, kidney failure, stroke, heart disease and amputation. In the United States, [...]

With the increasing number of people around the world suffering from diabetes mellitus, more and more remedies have been developed. Patients are commonly victims of type 2-diabetes mellitus- the type which presents late in life. As such, it is commonly termed as a lifestyle disease unlike the type 1 that is more or less induced by inborn errors resulting to insulin absence. This condition can be traced to run among families. It manifests early for those who feast on sweet food or those with carbohydrates [...]

The equilibrium in blood glucose production, release, absorption and utilization is maintained by the simultaneous and uninterrupted functioning of the liver, pancreas, blood, hormones like insulin, cells and the brain. Without properly and adequately working body organs and substances, there can either be an unprecedented rise or fall in the level of glucose in the blood or in the cell. These possibilities can result into detrimental events in the body. Glucose is the primary food of the cells. [...]

The radical change in people’s lifestyle from the unhealthy preference for fast-food and ultra sweet desserts, to the sedentary computer age down to the early-onset smoking and drinking, a lot of lifestyle diseases have started to emerge. One of these fast growing illnesses is Diabetes Mellitus, particularly the type-2 diabetes. This is a blood sugar disorder where glucose rises uncontrollably in the blood due to reduced sensitivity of the hormone insulin. This is produced by the beta cells of [...]

Type- 2 Diabetes or Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease condition where insulin sensitivity is reduced. This condition arises late in adulthood usually affecting the 40s to 50s age group.  The result of this insulin resistance is the inability of the blood glucose to enter the cell much like one who cannot enter a house without a key. As a result, blood glucose piles up in the blood stream causing a multitude of unfavorable circumstances like sluggish blood flow and poor [...]

(This gets a little technical – but stick with it.) Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic agent is the drug class that is used in treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. These drugs differ from insulin that they don’t directly provide insulin to the body. These hypoglycemic agents function in different ways depending on the group they belong to. For example, Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors slow down absorption of glucose from the gut. Sulfonylureas, Meglitinides, and D-phenylalanine derivatives increase [...]

Metformin is a first line drug in treating diabetes mellitus type 2. It belongs to the biguanide class, which acts by preventing the liver from producing glucose and releasing them into the blood. Also, Metformin induces an increase in the sensitivity of muscles and fats to insulin to enhance their glucose uptake, thereby decreasing the amount of glucose in the blood stream. As you might already know, this disease has a way of thickening the blood making it harder to transport nutrients throughout [...]

Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic agent under the family of biguanides. It is taken by mouth usually at a frequency of one to three times a day, for the immediate release form. On the other hand, the extended release form is taken once in the evening with meal. The action of this drug is to help regulate blood glucose by preventing glucose production by the liver. It also helps increase the muscles’ and fats’ sensitivity to insulin to increase their uptake of glucose. This way, a controlled amount [...]

Metformin is a drug taken by mouth and is used to control the amount of glucose (substance used as energy by the body) in the blood. It is medically classified as an oral hypoglycemic agent from the family of biguanides. It is used as a first line of treatment, not cure, for diabetes mellitus type 2. This drug is able to control the amount of glucose circulating in the blood stream by decreasing glucose production by the liver and increasing the sensitivity of the muscles and fats for glucose uptake. [...]