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What is the most important information I should know about Avandia?
• Usually, liver function is monitored with blood tests at the start oftreatment, every two months for the first year of treatment, and periodicallythereafter during treatment with Avandia how to take avandia. Notify your doctor immediately ifyou develop nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, loss of appetite,yellow skin or eyes, or dark urine how to take avandia. These symptoms may be early signs of liverproblems how to take avandia.
• Notify your doctor immediately if you experience an unusually rapid increasein weight or edema (water retention), shortness of breath, or chest pain duringtreatment with Avandia how to take avandia. These may be early symptoms of heart problems how to take avandia.
• Avandia usually does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) how to take avandia. However,hypoglycemia may occur as a result of skipped meals, excessive exercise, oralcohol consumption while taking Avandia how to take avandia. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia,which include headache, drowsiness, weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating,tremor, and nausea how to take avandia. Carry hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodesof low blood sugar how to take avandia.
What is Avandia?
• Avandia is an antihyperglycemic agent how to take avandia. It helps the body respond betterto insulin and it reduces the amount of sugar produced by the liver how to take avandia. It canhelp control blood sugar levels how to take avandia.
• Avandia is used, along with diet and exercise, in the treatment of non-insulin-dependentdiabetes mellitus (type II diabetes) how to take avandia. Avandia may also be used with a sulfonylurea(e.g., Diabeta, Glucotrol, Micronase, others), metformin (Glucophage), or insulinwhen diet and exercise plus any one of these medicines alone do not result inadequate blood sugar control how to take avandia.
• Avandia may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide how to take avandia.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking Avandia?
• Do not take Avandia without first talking to your doctor if you haveliver disease how to take avandia.
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you
· have heart failure or heart disease;
· have edema (water retention or swelling);
· have type 1 diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent diabetes);
· have a serious infection, illness, or injury; or
· need surgery how to take avandia.
• You may not be able to take Avandia, or you may need a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove how to take avandia.
• Treatment with Avandia may cause resumption of fertility by allowingfor the return of ovulation (production of eggs) in certain women with insulinresistance who were not ovulating before treatment with Avandia how to take avandia. Therefore,pregnancy may occur and birth control may be a consideration how to take avandia.
• Avandia is in the FDA pregnancy category C how to take avandia. This means that it is notknown whether Avandia will harm an unborn baby how to take avandia. Generally, insulin is the drugof choice for controlling diabetes during pregnancy how to take avandia. Do not take Avandia withoutfirst talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant duringtreatment how to take avandia.
• It is not known whether Avandia passes into breast milk how to take avandia. Do not takeAvandia without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby how to take avandia.
• The safety and effectiveness of Avandia have not been established forchildren how to take avandia.
How should I take Avandia?
• Take Avandia exactly as directed by your doctor how to take avandia. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou how to take avandia.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water how to take avandia.
• Avandia can be taken with or without food or meals how to take avandia.
• It is important to take Avandia regularly to get the most benefit how to take avandia.
• Your doctor may want you to have blood or urine tests or other medicalevaluations during treatment with Avandia to monitor blood sugar levels, liverfunction, or other factors how to take avandia.
• Usually, liver function is monitored with blood tests at the start oftreatment, every two months for the first year of treatment, and periodicallythereafter during treatment with Avandia how to take avandia. Notify your doctor immediately ifyou develop nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, loss of appetite,yellow skin or eyes, or dark urine how to take avandia. These symptoms may be early signs of liverproblems how to take avandia.
• Although Avandia does not usually cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar),hypoglycemia may result from skipped meals, excessive exercise, or alcohol consumption how to take avandia. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, which include headache, drowsiness,weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating, tremor, and nausea how to take avandia. Carry a pieceof hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodes of low blood sugar how to take avandia.
• Store Avandia at room temperature away from moisture and heat how to take avandia.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember how to take avandia. If you do not rememberuntil the next day, skip the dose you missed and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose how to take avandia. Do not take a double dose how to take avandia.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention how to take avandia.
• Symptoms of a Avandia overdose are not known how to take avandia.
What should I avoid while taking Avandia?
• Follow your diet, medication, and exercise routines very closely how to take avandia. Changingany of these factors can affect your blood sugar levels how to take avandia.
• Avoid alcohol how to take avandia. It lowers blood sugar and may interfere with your diabetestreatment how to take avandia.
• Tell your doctor and dentist that you are taking this medication beforeyou undergo any surgery how to take avandia.
• Do not take any over-the-counter cough, cold, allergy, pain, or weight-lossmedications without first talking to your doctor how to take avandia.
What are the possible side effects of Avandia?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingAvandia and seek emergency medical attention or notify your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat;swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or loss of appetite;
· unusual fatigue;
· yellowing of the skin or eyes; or
· dark urine how to take avandia.
• Notify your doctor immediately if you experience an unusually rapid increasein weight or edema (swelling, water retention), shortness of breath, or chestpain during treatment with Avandia how to take avandia. These may be early symptoms of heart problems how to take avandia.
• Although Avandia does not usually cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar),hypoglycemia may result from skipped meals, excessive exercise, or alcohol consumption how to take avandia. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, which include headache, drowsiness,weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating, tremor, and nausea how to take avandia. Carry a pieceof hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodes of low blood sugar how to take avandia.
• Other less serious side effects may also occur how to take avandia. Continue to take Avandiaand talk to your doctor if you experience:
· headache; or
· sore throat, nasal discharge, or cold symptoms how to take avandia.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur how to take avandia. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome how to take avandia.
What other drugs will affect Avandia?
• No drugs have been reported to interact with Avandia although interactionsmay exist how to take avandia. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescriptionor over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products how to take avandia.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Avandia written forhealth professionals that you may read how to take avandia.
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