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Common side effects may include cataracts, bone loss, easy bruising, muscle weakness, and thrush. [3] Other side effects include weight gain, swelling, high blood sugar, increased risk of infection, and psychosis. [4] [3] It is generally considered safe in pregnancy and low doses appear to be safe while the user is breastfeeding. [5]
It is a treatment option after metformin and sulfonylureas. [8] It is given by injection under the skin. [7] Common side effects include low blood sugar, nausea, dizziness, abdominal pain, and pain at the site of injection. [7] Other serious side effects may include medullary thyroid cancer, angioedema, pancreatitis, and kidney injury. [7]
The American Diabetes Association defines the following criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes: a HbA1c of 6.5%, an 8-hour fasting blood glucose of 7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL), a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) of ≥ 11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL), or in patients exhibiting hyperglycemic symptoms, a random plasma glucose of ≥ 11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL).
The primary side-effect is hypoglycemia, which appears to happen more commonly with sulfonylureas than with other treatments. [27] A Cochrane systematic review from 2011 showed that treatment with Sulfonylureas did not improve control of glucose levels more than insulin at 3 nor 12 months of treatment. [28]
Canrenone, sold under the brand names Contaren, Luvion, Phanurane, and Spiroletan, is a steroidal antimineralocorticoid [3] [4] of the spirolactone group related to spironolactone which is used as a diuretic in Europe, including in Italy and Belgium.
Taking tadalafil (Cialis) with alcohol may increase your risk of developing side effects, including reduced blood pressure. Alcohol can also affect your performance and ability to maintain arousal ...
Like other medications for the treatment of (ED), Cialis — and its generic version, tadalafil — can cause adverse effects at first. Fortunately, most tadalafil side effects are mild and ...
Glucagon is a hormone that rapidly counters the metabolic effects of insulin in the liver, causing glycogenolysis and release of glucose into the blood. It can raise the glucose by 30–100 mg/dL within minutes in any form of hypoglycemia caused by insulin excess (including all types of diabetic hypoglycemia).