Product introduction
Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet is a combination medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. This medicine is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It helps in proper utilisation of insulin, thereby lowering the blood sugar level.
Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet should be taken with food at any time of day but you should try to take it at the same time every day. The dose will be decided by your doctor. Don’t stop taking it without asking your doctor. If you do, your blood sugar levels may increase and put you at risk of serious complications like kidney damage and blindness. This medicine is only part of a treatment program that should include a healthy diet, regular exercise, and weight reduction as advised by your doctor.
The most common side effects of this medicine include taste changes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, joint pain, urinary tract infection, and yeast infections. Drinking plenty of fluids while using it will help prevent dehydration. Some people may develop fungal infections in the genital area. Maintaining good hygiene can help prevent this.
Before taking this medicine, inform your doctor if you have any kidney or liver problems or a urinary tract infection or if you are on water pills (diuretics). Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their doctor before taking it. Avoid excessive alcohol intake while taking it as this may increase the risk of developing some side effects. Monitor your blood sugar levels regularly while taking this medicine.
Uses of Gibtulio Met Tablet
- Treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Benefits of Gibtulio Met Tablet
In Treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet is a medicine that helps to control high blood glucose (sugar) levels. It helps get rid of extra glucose from your body through urine. Lowering blood glucose levels is an essential part of managing diabetes. If you can control the level, you will reduce the risk of getting any of the serious complications of diabetes such as kidney damage, eye damage, nerve problems and loss of limbs. This medicine will reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if you have type 2 diabetes and already have cardiovascular disease.
Taking this medicine regularly along with proper diet and exercise will help you live a normal, healthy life. You should keep using it for as long as it is prescribed because it is protecting your future health.
Taking this medicine regularly along with proper diet and exercise will help you live a normal, healthy life. You should keep using it for as long as it is prescribed because it is protecting your future health.
Side effects of Gibtulio Met Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Gibtulio Met
- Urinary tract infection
- Genital fungal infection
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the throat and nasal passages)
- Flatulence
- Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose level)
- Joint pain
How to use Gibtulio Met Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet may be taken with or without food.
How Gibtulio Met Tablet works
Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet is a combination of two antidiabetic medicines: Empagliflozin and Metformin. Empagliflozin works by removing excess glucose from your body through urine. Metformin works by lowering glucose production in the liver, delaying glucose absorption from intestines and increasing the body’s sensitivity to insulin. Together, they lower blood glucose more effectively.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet is not recommended during pregnancy as there is positive evidence of fetal risk based on animal studies. However, it may still be prescribed by a doctor in situations where the benefits outweigh the risks.
Breast feeding
UNSAFE
Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Driving
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react. Please consult your doctor.
Kidney
UNSAFE
Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet is unsafe to use in patients with kidney disease and should be avoided.
Liver
UNSAFE
Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet is unsafe to use in patients with liver disease and should be avoided.
What if you forget to take Gibtulio Met Tablet?
If you miss a dose of Gibtulio Met 12.5mg/500mg Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
| Weight | 17.5 g |
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