Precose

Description

What Is This Medicational Treatment And How Can It Help Your Condition Get Better?

 

The generic name for Precose is Acarbose. It’s a form of prescription medication that’s used in order to help people with type 2 diabetes to control their blood sugar levels. When a person suffers from type 2 diabetes their body has a hard time creating enough of the hormone insulin the way it’s supposed to. Because of this it becomes very hard to control the level of sugar or glucose inside the blood.

 

Precose is what’s called an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor. This is a form of drug that’s able to help the body to keep glucose levels under control by decreasing the speed at which the body digests carbohydrates (starches and sugars) with the foods you eat.

 

Precose is a medication that works best when it’s used alongside proper diet and exercise. In some cases it can be used with other drugs in order to make it work better, but this is going to be dependent on just how severe your particular condition is. If you use Precose and adopt the right lifestyle, then this is going to greatly lower your chances of getting certain serious or potentially life threatening problems as a result of having type 2 diabetes. Some of these would include the follow:

 

 Heart attack

 Stroke

 Problems related to blood circulation

 Nerve damage

 Kidney disease

 Eye conditions

 

In some cases Precose can be used in order to help treat people who have type 1 diabetes (where the body doesn’t create any insulin) as well as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

 

What will you want to make sure you tell a doctor when using this medication in order to make sure you get the help you need?

 

While using this medication you will want to tell a doctor if you experience certain problems such as fevers, injuries, or severe stress. These are all things that have the ability to impact blood sugar levels and can have an effect on how much of the drug you need to take.

 

What’s the best way to take this medicational treatment in order to ensure you keep side effect possibilities down?

 

You need to take the drug on a consistent basis first and foremost and once you develop a routine of consistency, then make sure you don’t deviate away from it. This would include if you are taking it with a certain amount of water or with a meal (including the specific foods you eat at this time).

 

After this you need to make sure you keep in line with the basic directions given to you by a doctor. If none were given then use the directions on the prescription package for guidance.

 

What are some of the potential common side effects you might be at risk for if you decide to use this medicational treatment?

 

 Mild stomach pain, gas, or bloating

 Mild diarrhea

 Constipation

 Mild itching or skin rash

 

What are some of the more serious potential side effects you put yourself at risk for when you use this medicational treatment?

 

 Signs of an allergic reaction, which include hives; difficulty breathing; or swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat

 

 Severe itching

 

 Severe stomach pain

 

 Severe constipation

 

 Diarrhea that’s watery or bloody

 

 Unusual bleeding

 

 Easy bruising

 

 Purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin

 

 Upper stomach pain, nausea, or loss of appetite

 

 Dark urine or clay-colored stools

 

 Yellowing of the eyes or skin (jaundice)