Acarbose 50mg and Metformin Hydrochloride 500mg Tablets

Overview

Medicines used to control blood sugar in people with diabetes, usually alongside diet and activity changes. Most are taken long-term by adults.

Recommendations

• For the correct dose and duration, connect with the relevant medical authority or your doctor. Do not change the dose yourself.
• Some are taken with or just after meals to reduce stomach upset; follow the pack.
• Take at consistent times as advised, often with meals.
• Keep monitoring your blood sugar as your doctor advises.
• Carry on with diet and activity advice - medicines work alongside them.

Do's

• Have kidney and routine diabetes checks as advised.
• Tell your care team before surgery or scans with contrast dye.
• Know how to recognise and treat low blood sugar.
• Confirm the medicine, form, and dose with your doctor or pharmacist before use.

Don'ts

• Do not stop on your own if you feel well - diabetes control can silently worsen.
• Do not take with heavy alcohol use.
• Do not ignore persistent vomiting or unusual tiredness; seek care.

Others

Availability and rules vary by country. Confirm the medicine, form, and dose with a doctor or pharmacist.

Overview

Medicines used to control blood sugar in people with diabetes, usually alongside diet and activity changes. Most are taken long-term by adults.

Recommendations

• For the correct dose and duration, connect with the relevant medical authority or your doctor. Do not change the dose yourself.
• Some are taken with or just after meals to reduce stomach upset; follow the pack.
• Take at consistent times as advised, often with meals.
• Keep monitoring your blood sugar as your doctor advises.
• Carry on with diet and activity advice - medicines work alongside them.

Do's

• Have kidney and routine diabetes checks as advised.
• Tell your care team before surgery or scans with contrast dye.
• Know how to recognise and treat low blood sugar.
• Confirm the medicine, form, and dose with your doctor or pharmacist before use.

Don'ts

• Do not stop on your own if you feel well - diabetes control can silently worsen.
• Do not take with heavy alcohol use.
• Do not ignore persistent vomiting or unusual tiredness; seek care.

Others

Availability varies across Europe; confirm with a doctor or pharmacist.

Overview

Medicines used to control blood sugar in people with diabetes, usually alongside diet and activity changes. Most are taken long-term by adults.

Recommendations

• For the correct dose and duration, connect with the relevant medical authority or your doctor. Do not change the dose yourself.
• Some are taken with or just after meals to reduce stomach upset; follow the pack.
• Take at consistent times as advised, often with meals.
• Keep monitoring your blood sugar as your doctor advises.
• Carry on with diet and activity advice - medicines work alongside them.

Do's

• Have kidney and routine diabetes checks as advised.
• Tell your care team before surgery or scans with contrast dye.
• Know how to recognise and treat low blood sugar.
• Confirm the medicine, form, and dose with your doctor or pharmacist before use.

Don'ts

• Do not stop on your own if you feel well - diabetes control can silently worsen.
• Do not take with heavy alcohol use.
• Do not ignore persistent vomiting or unusual tiredness; seek care.

Others

Availability varies in the USA; confirm with a doctor or pharmacist.