Eglucent Rapid 100iu Cartridge Of 3ml Solution For Injection

• If you are allergic to insulin or other ingredients of the Eglucent Rapid 100 IU solution.
• If you suffer from hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level).

• Low blood sugar
• Lightheadedness
• Dizziness
• Tiredness
• Sweating
• Pain, redness, swelling at the injection site

How Does It Work?

• Insulin allows the entry of blood glucose into the cell of the body.
• Inside the cell, glucose is used as fuel.
• In type 1 diabetes mellitus, the body fails to produce insulin.
• It starts glucose accumulation in the blood and causes high blood glucose.
• Eglucent Rapid 100 IU solution lowers blood sugars by stimulating glucose uptake by cells, tissue and muscles, by skeletal muscles and fat and inhibits glucose production by the liver.

• Take Eglucent Rapid 100 IU solution for injection as per the technique suggested by the doctor or nurse.
• The injection must be taken under the skin of the thigh or upper arm or abdomen.
• Avoid taking the injection in the vein or muscles.
• Pull a skin, fold up to take the injection.
• Wait for 6 sec before removing the needle from the injection site.
• Rotate the site of injection, avoid taking concurrent injections at the same site.

Interactions with other medicines

• Some medicines affect the way Eglucent Rapid 100 IU solution for injection works or the medicine itself reduces the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Inform the physician about the medicines, supplements or herbals you take or might take to avoid possible interaction.
• You experience low blood sugar if you are taking other medicines to treat diabetes, mental health problems (fluoxetine), medicines for fever and pain (salicylates), ramipril, lisinopril.
• You may have high blood sugar if you are taking oral contraceptives, thiazide, steroids, thyroxine, medicines used to treat diarrhoea and abnormal growth of body organs like octreotide, lanreotide.
• Taking pioglitazone to treat diabetes, be cautious, cases of heart attack and heart failure have been reported.
• Some medicines block the body's response to low blood sugar, so you may not experience symptoms like headache, hunger pangs, sweating, anxiety when the blood sugar drops. This leads to a serious fall...

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Interactions with food items

• Eglucent Rapid 100 IU solution must be taken 15 mins before or after meals.
• Maintain a constant meal pattern is advisable when you are taking insulin.
• Take the meals regularly when you are taking insulin.

• Store Eglucent Rapid 100 IU solution between 2°C to 8°C in the refrigerator.
• Avoid freezing it.
• Keep it away from children and pets.
• Avoid opening the carton of vials to protect it from light.
• The unused portion must not be stored and must be discarded.

Overdose

• Excess insulin leads to low blood sugar levels, called hypoglycemia. Symptoms like dizziness, fainting, sweating and tremors are seen. If you have the blood glucometer, test and confirm.
• Whether or not you test the levels, it is important to take glucose water/juice/eat sugar or chocolates and then rush to the doctor.

Missed a Dose

• A missed dose may lead to high blood sugar levels which cause symptoms like feeling thirsty, excessive urination, loss of appetite, drowsiness, the fruity smell from breath, etc.
• If you have missed taking a dose of medicine take it as soon as you remember.
• If it's time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue with the regular dose schedule.
• Avoid taking a double dose to compensate for the missed one. The double dose causes a drastic fall in blood glucose which is dangerous.