What Does Sr Mean In Glycomet Medicine

my Dr.has changed my tabs from glycomet 500 to glycomet 500 sr what is effect of sr how it acts ## The SR stands for sustained released, this means that the active ingredient Metformin is slowly released over time. Since this is an oral antidiabetic medication, this often gives people better control of their blood sugar. The side effects will be the same and may include: nausea, drowsiness, low blood sugar and flatulence. Learn more: Are there any other comments or questions? ## My wifes TSH was 0.1 month back Dr.reduces dose of Eltroxin 100 to 50.after a months test now TSH is showing 15.86 is so much variation possible? what could be the reason? ## Dear sir I am 65 years old I am having High Bp. In recent days I was very tired and i checked blood sugar my self and found fasting 100 ...

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I was taking Glycomet SR 1 gm 1 tab daily with result that my blood sugar remained - fasting 80-90 and PP 130-140. But for last few months I am taking 2 tab per day and the blood sugar is not comming down from 115 fasting and PP 145-150. Whether I have become immune to the drug? ## IT is possible, but no one can really say, without knowing your medical history as well as your diet habits. Even if you are taking a medication like this, it still doesn't mean you can just eat whatever you want and expect it to lower your blood sugar to normal. You still have to follow a low-fat, low-sugar diet to help control your sugar levels. Are you doing this? I'm asking, because you don't actually become immune to a drug, you build up a tolerance to it and raising the dosage usually helps ...

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my mother is taking glycomet sr 500mg her sugar level is 570 and now she is having chest pain since 5 days what may be the cause should i stop the medicine ## This contains the active ingredient Metformin, which is an oral antidiabetic medication that's meant to lower and control blood sugar. And what type of chest pain is it? Are you sure it's chest pain? Because this medication can cause some increased gas as a side effect, so that might be causing what she's feeling. Learn more Metformin details here. Has she informed her doctor of the problem? ## I am taking glycomet sr 500 and eltroxin( 0.5 mg) since a month.I am not diabetic. Its just a medicine for prevention as said by my doctor. I was having my periods in regular intervals(26-28 days). But this month I had my period...

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I am now taking GLIZID 80 mg two tabs twice a day and Glycoment 850mg one tab twice a day plus Acarbose 50 mg twice a day. Now doctor advises me to take Glycomet 1gm in place of Glycomet 850gm . I find that Gycomet 1mg is in the XR form. How much metformin does Glycomet 1gm contain? What is the benefit of switching over to Gycomet 1gm (Extended Release)? Would it help more than Metformin 850gm (Regular)? Moreover, no metformin tablet 1gm without being in SR/XR form is vailable in the market. Kindly advise ## Is there any difference between glycomet 1gm and glycomet Sr 1gm. Doctor has prescribed me glycomet Sr 1gm but it is not available in the market. Only glycomet 1gm is available. Can I take glycomet 1gm instead of glycomet 1gm Sr? ## The XR/SR designation means that it is time releas...

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Last month I was diagnised as sugar patient with 240/370 level (F/PP) but with the change in lifestyl i stopped taking sugar and started morning walk also. My present sugar level is 105/150. For the last 10 days I have been prescribed Glycomet SR 500 twice a day i.e morning n evening. I would like to know if this medicine is to control sugar or otherwise. Thanks n warm regards Ashok Madan ## Yes, Glycomet contains the active ingredient Glucophage, which is an oral antidiabetic medication, used to help lower and control blood sugar. Side effects may include: nausea, headache, flatulence and stomach pain. Learn more: Is there anything else I can help with?

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I am taking Glycomet 1000mg -sustained release twice a day. But I find many a times that the whole tablet coming out in the stool. What is the reason? Does it mean that the system has not absobed the medicine? What is the way out? ## I am aged 63 and suffering from type 2 diabetes. The blood sugar level used to be erratic,at times shooting up to 300PP. I was advised Glycomet 500mg twice a day + Glycomet SR 500mg twice a day. But Glycomet SR was not getting absorbed in the system and I was observing the tablet coming out intact in the stools next morning. My Pharmacist on hearing that changed it to Gluconorm G 500 mg. Even that also comes out in the stool next morning. The tablet while coming out would be spongy in nature. With that and Galvus 50 mg twice a day blood sugar is controlled ...

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