Metformin

position as a pharmacy assistant, working with professionals continually expands my knowledge for the field. For instance, I was dispensing large amounts of metformin for a patient. The massive size and suspicious fishy odor of the pills quickly caught my attention. I asked the pharmacist why the medicine had such characteristics and what metformin does to the body. He said it is used to treat Type 2 Diabetes, and continued to explain the effects of the drug. Although I do not frequently…

spends most of his day sitting in a chair watching television. Prior to his hospitalization, Mr. Borg was taking 500 mg to control his blood sugar levels for his type 2 diabetes. Metformin (Glucophage) is used to help to lower blood sugar when it is too high and help restore the way you use food to make energy (“Metformin (Oral Route),” 2015). He was also being treated with insulin human regular (HumuLIN R), per sliding scale dosing, for type 2 diabetes. Insulin human regular (HumuLIN R) is a…

diagnosed with type 1 diabetes most likely needs insulin therapy for life. There are many types of insulin such as: rapid-acing insulin, long-acting insulin, and intermediate options. Also, some have to take medications. Some medications include Metformin, Sulfonylureas, Meglitinides, DPP-4 Inhibitors, and many more. In addition, it is important for a patient diagnosed with type 1 diabetes to count carbohydrates and eat healthy. This is so that they can give themselves enough insulin to…

What does PCOS stand for? PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Did you know that the word Polycystic means “Many cysts.” Is there a known cause for PCOS? What are some of the symptoms and complications that effect women with PCOS? Are there any treatments or at home remedies that can be done or used? These are questions that every woman with PCOS would love to know. As stated By Jane E. Brody from the New York Times “First described in 1935, PCOS was initially called Stein-Leventhal…

J. J. is a 12-year-old, independent, type one diabetic; diagnosed at five years old. Her experience of being diagnosed was a difficult and almost fatal one. It all started when J. J. got a bad ear infection and had an accident, which was extremely abnormal for her, since she was already potty trained. The doctor put her on amoxicillin, and a week later she came down with a rash. J. J.’s mother brought her to the doctor, and he thought she had mono. They did a mono blood test and the results came…

Diabetes Mellitus type 2 is a common chronic metabolic disorder and of the main causes of death in the United States. The total prevalence of diabetes in the United States is 25.8 million people, of these; 7.0 million have undiagnosed diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). Among adults, diabetes is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, renal failure, blindness, and non-traumatic amputations of lower extremities (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, & Sandberg-Cook, 2013). The…

Type 2 Diabetes and patient teaching Teaching people about the causes, symptoms, treatments and preventive measure of type 2 diabetes. Hopefully by getting the information out there we can lower the people effected by diabetes of all kinds. The most common is type 2. Diabetes affects 27 million people in America. 1/3 of the people don’t even know they have it. Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans have a higher risk in America. In adults 1 in 10 people suffer…

survive with this condition? 4. Authors have mentioned that mefloquine treatment restored glycogen level in comparison to STZ group. However, there is not much improvement in the levels of glycogen. 5. On what basis, the dose of mefloquine and metformin were selected? Why the schedule of treatment was chosen for 12 days? 6. Except TBARS and protein carbonyl, the levels of antioxidant enzyme levels are not significantly improved with the treatment. Why doesn’t show any significant activity on…

co-morbidities of HTN which is stable, COPD which is chronic and poorly manage-she is a smoker and is not ready to quit. As a result of her COPD she has exertion SOB for which she use a inhaler. She also suffers from DM which is managed with levemir and metformin and GERD which is stable. At todays visit…

fibrillation, kidney dysfunction and diabetes mellitus. Currently the patient takes the following medications: Pravastatin 10 mg, Lisinopril 2.5 mg, Digoxin 0.125 mg, Warfarin 7.5 mg, HCTZ 25 mg, all of which are taken orally and daily. She also takes Metformin 1000 mg orally BID. Despites taking these medications to control the following diagnosis mention above, the diagnosis themselves may impedes the pharmacokinetic process of these drugs.…