Siofor tablets are a synthetic drug that is designed for patients with diabetes mellitus . It belongs to a large group of biguanide medicines. To apply its modern medicine has learned not only for treatment, but also for getting rid of excess weight.
Composition of tablets Siofor
It is based on metformin. This substance acts on glycogen synthetase, which stimulates the initiation of intracellular glycogen exchange. As a result, the transport capacity of glucose proteins increases significantly, the amount of cholesterol decreases, and fat metabolism is normalized.
Among the excipients in tablets from sugar daiobet Siofor are substances such as:
- povidone;
- titanium dioxide;
- macrogol;
- magnesium stearate;
- hypromellose.
Application of Siofor
As a result of taking medication, basal and postprandial glucose concentrations increase. Thanks to this property, Siofor tablets were also taken with the second type of diabetes mellitus. First of all, the drug is prescribed for patients suffering from excessive weight, which can not be cured by diets or sports.
Siofor helps reduce the amount of glucose produced and increase the sensitivity of the muscles to the action of insulin, so that sugar is quickly removed from the body.
Take Siofor tablets from type 2 diabetes can be used as a monotherapy, and combined with other drugs. The initial dose is usually 500 mg twice daily or 850 mg once.
Contraindications to the use of Siofor
You can not drink Siofor children until the age of ten, as well as those who suffer from increased sensitivity to metformin and other components of the tablets. In addition, the drug is contraindicated when:
- pregnancy;
- renal failure ;
- hepatic insufficiency;
- acute diseases, leading to hypoxia of tissues.