Instructions for use Diabeton MV
| Therapeutic effect | The drug stimulates the activity of the pancreas to produce enzymatic secretions and insulin. This helps lower blood sugar levels. The interval between insulin production and food intake is reduced. The drug restores the early peak of insulin secretion in response to the supply of glucose, and also enhances the second phase of insulin production. This helps control blood sugar levels. The drug is excreted from the body by the kidneys and liver. |
| When to take | The drug is prescribed to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus if the disease cannot be controlled with diet and exercise. |
| Contraindications for use |
There are also categories of patients to whom Diabeton MB is prescribed with caution. These are patients with hypothyroidism and other endocrine pathologies, elderly people, and alcoholics. It is also necessary to prescribe the drug with caution to patients who do not have a well-established diet. |
| What to pay attention to | While taking the drug, you must stop driving. This is especially true for people who have just started treatment with Diabeton CF. If a person suffers from acute infectious pathologies, or has recently suffered an injury, or is at the recovery stage after undergoing operations, then he is recommended to stop taking glucose-lowering medications. It is recommended to give preference to insulin injections. |
| Dosage | Diabeton MV is taken once a day. The daily dose ranges from 30 to 120 mg. If a person misses the next dose, then there is no need to double the next dose. |
| Side effects | The most common side effect is a sharp decrease in blood sugar. This condition is called hypoglycemia. Other side effects include: abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea, diarrhea or constipation, skin rashes that are very itchy. In the blood test, indicators such as ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase may increase. |
| Gestation period and breastfeeding period | Diabetes CF is prohibited during pregnancy and lactation. During this period, women are prescribed insulin injections. |
| Taking with other drugs | Diabeton CF is contraindicated for use with many medications, as it may interact with them. This may cause serious side effects. Therefore, the doctor who prescribes Diabeton CF must be aware that the patient is taking any other medications. |
| Overdose | If a high dose of the drug was taken, this may cause a sharp drop in blood glucose. A slight excess of the dose can be corrected by eating, which will eliminate the symptoms of hypoglycemia. If the overdose is serious, it can lead to coma and death. Therefore, you should not hesitate to seek emergency medical help. |
| Shelf life, composition and release form | Diabeton MV is available in tablet form. The tablets are white and scored. Each tablet is marked "DIA 60". Gliclazide is the main active ingredient of the drug. Each tablet contains 60 mg. Auxiliary components are: lactose monohydrate, maltodextrin, hypromellose, magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide. The drug is stored for no more than 2 years from the date of release. No special storage conditions are required. It is important to ensure that the medicine is not accessible to children. |
Composition of the drug
The drug is produced on the basis of gliclazide. This medication is a hypoglycemic drug and is intended for oral use. Gliclazide is considered a sulfonylurea derivative and has heterocyclic rings and nitrogen. Thanks to this, the drug affects the amount of sugar contained, reducing its levels.
In addition to this medication, Diabeton contains other components:
- Maltodextrin (22.0 mg).
- Lactose monohydrate (71.36 mg).
- Magnesium strate (1.6 mg).
- Hypromellose (100 cP 160.0 mg).
Features of taking Diabeton
Diabeton MV is prescribed once a day. You need to take it before meals, it is best to do it at the same time. It is recommended to take the tablet before breakfast, after which you should start eating. This will minimize the risk of hypoglycemia.
If suddenly a person misses another dose, then the next day you need to take a standard dose. This is done at the usual time - before breakfast. The dosage should not be doubled. Otherwise, you can provoke the development of side effects.
How long does it take for Diabeton MV to start working?
Blood sugar after taking the next dose of Diabeton MV begins to decrease after about half an hour to an hour. More precise information is not available. To prevent it from falling to critical levels, you need to eat after taking the next dose. The effect will continue throughout the day. Therefore, the drug is not prescribed more than once a day.
An earlier version of the drug Diabeton MV is Diabeton. It began to lower sugar faster, and its effect was less long lasting. Therefore, it was necessary to take it 2 times a day.
Diabeton MV is an original drug produced in France. However, its analogues are produced in Russia. Their cost is much lower.
Such medicines include:
- The Akrikhin company produces the drug Glidiab MV.
- The Pharmacor company produces the drug Diabepharm MV.
- The MS-Vita company produces the drug Diabetalong.
- The Pharmstandard company produces the drug Gliclazide MB.
- The company Kanonpharma produces the drug Gliclazide Canon.
As for the drug Diabeton, its production was abandoned at the beginning of the 2000s.
special instructions
During therapy, hypoglycemia may develop, and in some cases, in a prolonged/severe form, which requires hospitalization and intravenous dextrose for several days.
Diabeton CF can only be prescribed if the patient eats regularly and includes breakfast. It is very important to maintain a sufficient intake of carbohydrates from food, since the likelihood of hypoglycemia with irregular/insufficient nutrition, as well as when eating carbohydrate-poor foods, increases. Hypoglycemia is more likely to occur when following a low-calorie diet, after vigorous/long-term exercise, drinking alcohol, or when using several hypoglycemic drugs at the same time.
To avoid the development of hypoglycemia, careful individual selection of drugs and dosage regimen is required.
The likelihood of developing hypoglycemia increases in the following cases:
- refusal/inability of the patient to control his condition and follow the doctor’s prescriptions (this especially applies to elderly patients);
- imbalance between the amount of carbohydrates taken and physical activity;
- skipping meals, irregular/insufficient nutrition, changes in diet and fasting;
- renal failure;
- severe liver failure;
- overdose of Diabeton MV;
- combined use with certain medications;
- some endocrine disorders (thyroid disease, adrenal and pituitary insufficiency).
Taking Diabeton CF and alcohol
During treatment with Diabeton MV, you must completely abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages. If this is not done, then the person’s likelihood of developing hypoglycemia increases several times. In addition, the risk of liver toxicity and other serious complications increases. For many people with diabetes, this becomes a real problem. After all, Diabeton MV is prescribed for a long term, and sometimes it has to be taken throughout life.
Use during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Tablets for diabetes Diabeton should not be taken during pregnancy, replacing them with any other insulin preparations, not sulfonylureas. It is also necessary to reconsider therapy during breastfeeding, or transfer the child to artificial feeding. This is due not so much to the harmful effects of the drug on the mother or baby, but to the fact that this interaction has not been reliably studied - tests using Diabeton have not been carried out on pregnant and lactating mothers.
For this reason, although no negative effects of glycoglazide were observed in laboratory animals, it is better not to risk it and switch to insulin instead of any other hypoglycemic drugs.
Diabeton or Metformin?
In addition to Diabeton, the doctor may prescribe other medications to the patient, for example, Metformin. This is an effective drug for lowering blood sugar. Metformin also prevents the development of diabetes complications, which can be very serious. However, Metformin is not used together with Diabeton. Therefore, you will need to opt for one of the drugs. In addition to Metformin, its analogue, Galvus Met, can be prescribed, but it is a combination drug.
Treatment of diabetes mellitus is a serious task that the patient must solve together with the doctor.
Release form
The drug is available in the form of tablets and capsules. The first ones are the most common and are produced in different dosages: 30 and 60 pcs. packaged.
As for the capsules, they are intended for the treatment of diabetes, both adults and children. The composition contains only natural ingredients that help normalize the functioning of the body.
Treatment Options
Before you begin therapy with sugar-burning drugs, you should try to control your blood glucose levels through diet. If this is not enough, then the doctor will prescribe treatment, which may be based on taking the drug Diabeton. At the same time, you cannot give up your diet. Not a single drug, even the most expensive one, will allow you to achieve recovery if you do not start leading a healthy lifestyle. Medication treatment and diet complement each other.
What drugs can replace Diabeton MV?
If for some reason it is necessary to replace the drug Diabeton MV, then a doctor should select a new drug. It is possible that he will recommend that the patient take the drug Metformin, Glucophage, Galvus Met, etc. However, when switching from one drug to another, it is important to consider many points: the cost of the drug, its effectiveness, possible complications, etc.
At the same time, the patient must always remember that without diet, disease control is impossible. Many people mistakenly believe that taking expensive medications allows them to abandon the principles of nutritional therapy. This is wrong. The disease will not recede, but will progress. As a result, your health will worsen even more.
What to choose: Gliclazide or Diabeton?
Diabeton MV is the trade name of the drug, and gliclazide is its main active ingredient. Diabeton is produced in France, so it can cost 2 times more than its domestic counterparts. However, the basis in them will be the same.
Gliclazide MB is a long-acting drug for lowering blood sugar levels. It also needs to be taken once a day. However, it costs less than Diabeton MV. Therefore, the decisive point in choosing a drug remains the financial capabilities of the patient.
How the drug works
Diabetes is a type of medicine that helps restore the functioning of the pancreas. For the most part, they affect the area that is responsible for the production of insulin. The speed of action and activity is quite high, but is inferior to another drug - Maninil.
The sequence of action of the drug is as follows:
- The work of the pancreas is stimulated, as a result of which the flow of the hormone into the blood increases.
- The first phase of insulin production is restored.
- Platelet aggregation decreases.
- An antioxidant effect occurs.
Removal of drug residues is carried out through the kidneys and is metabolized in the liver.
Patient reviews
There are both positive and negative reviews about the drug Diabeton MV. Patients who have taken this drug indicate its high effectiveness. Diabetes helps lower blood sugar levels and keeps the disease under control.
Negative reviews are associated with long-term consequences that arise as a result of taking the drug. Some patients indicate that after 5-8 years from the start of treatment, Diabeton simply stops working. If insulin therapy is not started, complications of diabetes develop in the form of loss of vision, kidney disease, gangrene of the legs, etc.
During treatment with Diabeton, you need to control your blood pressure, which will help avoid serious consequences such as heart attack or stroke.
Author of the article:
Alekseeva Maria Yurievna |
Therapist Education: From 2010 to 2021 practicing physician at the therapeutic hospital of the central medical unit No. 21, the city of Elektrostal. Since 2021 he has been working at diagnostic center No. 3. Our authors
Terms, storage conditions, average price
"Diabeton MV" can only be purchased with a prescription issued by your doctor. The price for it varies in different cities.
There is no clear answer to the question of how much Diabeton MB 60 mg costs. The price for it may vary significantly in different pharmacy chains. On average, a pack of medicine will cost the consumer 280-350 rubles.
The drug is stored in a home medicine cabinet under a closed lid at room temperature, out of reach of minor family members.
