Considering the experience of using glycazide, one should remember about the possibility of developing the following side effects.
Hypoglycaemia
Like other sulfonylureas drugs, drug Diabeton CF can cause hypoglycemia in the case of the irregular reception are poor, and particularly when cooking reception omitted. Possible symptoms of hypoglycemia include headache, severe hunger, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, sleep disturbance, irritability, agitation, decreased concentration, slowed reaction, depression, confusion, impaired vision and speech, aphasia, tremor, paresis, loss of self-control, feelings of helplessness, impaired perception, dizziness, weakness, convulsions, bradycardia, delirium, shallow breathing, Drowsiness, loss of consciousness with possible development of coma, up to a lethal outcome.
Also may be noted andrenergic reactions: increased sweating, "sticky" skin, anxiety, tachycardia, increased blood pressure, heartbeat, arrhythmia and angina pectoris.
As a rule, the symptoms of hypoglycemia are stopped by the intake of carbohydrates (sugar).
The intake of sugar substitutes is ineffective. On background of other derivatives sulfonylureas, there were relapses hypoglycemia after its successful cupping.
With severe or prolonged hypoglycemia emergency medical care is shown, possibly with hospitalization, even with the presence of the effect of taking carbohydrates.
Other side effects
- From the gastrointestinal side tract: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation. Taking the drug in The breakfast time allows to avoid these symptoms or minimize them.
Less common are the following secondary effects:
- From the skin and subcutaneous tissue: rash. itching. urticaria, Quincke's edema, erythema, maculopapular rash, bullous reactions (such as, Stevens-Jones syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis).
- On the part of the organs of hematopoiesis and lymphatic system: hematologic disorders (anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, granulocytopenia) are rare.
As a rule, these phenomena are reversible in discontinuation of therapy.
- From the liver and bile excretory ways: increased activity "hepatic" enzymes (aspartate aminotransferase (ACT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase), hepatitis (isolated cases). When a cholestatic jaundice should stop therapy.
These phenomena are usually reversible in the case of discontinuation of therapy.
- From the side of the organ of vision: can transient visual disorders caused by change concentration of blood glucose, especially in beginning of therapy.
- Side effects. inherent derivatives of sulfonylureas were noted following side effects: erythrocytopenia, agranulocytosis, hemolytic anemia, pancytopenia, allergic vasculitis, hyponatremia. There was an increase in the activity of "hepatic" enzymes, a violation of liver function (for example, with the development of cholestasis and jaundice) and hepatitis; manifestations decreased with time after the withdrawal of sulfonylureas, but in some cases led to life-threatening liver failure.
Side effects noted during the clinical trial
In the ADVANCE study, there was a slight difference in the incidence of various serious adverse events between the two groups of patients. No new safety data was received. A small number of patients experienced severe hypoglycemia, but the overall incidence of hypoglycemia was low. The frequency of hypoglycemia in the group of intensive glycemic control was higher than in the group of standard glycemic control. Most episodes of hypoglycemia in the group of intensive glycemic control were noted against the background of concomitant insulin therapy.