JANUVIA/JANUMET (SITAGLIPTIN) (PDF )

By DR. CARL T. KEY Janumet is an oral prescription medicinal drug that, along with food regimen and exercising, allows decrease blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. Janumet (jan-you-met) tablets incorporate 2 prescription medicines: sitagliptin (januvia) and metformin. Januvia is designed to paintings with other type 2 diabetes medicinal drugs, like byetta, to increase their effectiveness. It facilitates lower blood sugar in approaches. It facilitates the frame increase insulin to stabilize blood sugar and reduce sugars which can be made in the liver. Its miles a part of the magnificence of diabetes medicines called DPP-4 inhibitors. DPP-4 is a protein made by the frame that plays a function in glucose metabolism. The technique works like this: after a person eats and blood sugar rises, intestinal cells launch hormones known as incretin hormones. incretin stimulates pancreatic cells known as beta cells to launch insulin to metabolize sugar and indicators the liver to prevent making extra sugar. in human beings without diabetes, DPP-4 breaks down incretin to preserve blood sugar and insulin levels balanced. For human beings with diabetes, too much sugar is already in the blood. Janumet does not commonly reason low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Low blood sugar may additionally occur if janumet is prescribed with other anti-diabetic medications. Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar include unexpected sweating, shaking, fast heartbeat, hunger, blurred imaginative and prescient, dizziness, or tingling fingers/feet. In clinical trials, researchers stated the maximum commonplace facet effects that came about in five percentages or extra of patients taking januvia include nasopharyngitis (common cold), breathing tract infections and complications. Januvia may come with more rare but extreme side effects. Patients should seek advice from their medical doctor right now in the event that they revel in any critical januvia facet results. This isn’t always a whole listing of aspect consequences. Usually talk to a health practitioner or fitness care company for more records. According to the medicine inserts of januvia and janumet, there are few drug interactions. However these pills were now not tested with each drug that could react with them. Patients should use warning whilst taking januvia or janumet with medicinal drugs regarded to purpose hypoglycemia, or abnormally low blood sugar tiers, such as sulfonylurea and insulin.
Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (September 3, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 45 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1720056676
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1720056676