Avandamet is used for:
Improving blood sugar levels, with diet and exercise, in patients with type 2 diabetes who are already being treated with both of these medicines or who are not adequately controlled on metformin alone.
Avandamet is a combination of an insulin resistance reducer and a biguanide. This combination medicine works in 2 ways to improve blood glucose levels (sugar). Rosiglitazone helps the cells use glucose, and metformin slows the liver's production of glucose. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent heart disease, strokes, kidney disease, blindness, circulation problems, and sexual function problems (impotence).
Side Effects of Avandamet
Possible side effects of Avandament :
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
- Diarrhea;
- metallic taste;
- trauma;
- weight gain.
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
- Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue);
- abdominal or stomach pain;
- appetite loss;
- fluid retention;
- heart problems;
- liver problems (dark urine, yellowing of the skin or eyes);
- muscle pain;
- nausea;
- rapid weight gain;
- shortness of breath;
- vision changes;
- vomiting;
- unusual tiredness or weakness.
Who Should Not Take Avandamet
Do NOT use Avandamet if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in Avandamet
- you have kidney problems
- you have type 1 diabetes; lactic acidosis; metabolic acidosis, including diabetic ketoacidosis; or diabetic coma
- you have congestive heart failure that requires treatment with medications
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
