Situacea D 100/10 Tablet is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus, used together with a healthy diet and regular exercise to control blood sugar levels. It contains Dapagliflozin (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors) and Sitagliptin (dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor). Dapagliflozin lowers blood glucose levels and increases the excretion of glucose in the urine. By increasing insulin levels and lowering glucagon levels (the hormone that raises blood glucose levels), sitagliptin decreases the amount of glucose the liver produces. Thus, Situacea-D 100/10 Tablet helps control blood sugar levels.
Situacea Tablet is normally prescribed when diet and exercise alone or other medicines do not prove sufficient to control your blood sugar level. Your doctor may prescribe it alone or along with other diabetes medicines. It may be taken on an empty stomach or with a meal. The dose will depend on your condition and blood sugar levels. Therefore, you should use it as advised by your doctor. You should take it regularly at the same time each day to get the most benefit, and you should not stop unless your doctor recommends it. This medicine is helping you to control your blood sugar levels and prevent serious complications in the future. It is important to stay on the diet and exercise program recommended by your doctor while taking this medicine. Your lifestyle plays a big part in controlling diabetes.
Uses
- Treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus
How Situacea-D 100/10 Tablet works
Situacea Tablet is an antidiabetic medication. It works by increasing the release of insulin from the pancreas and decreasing the hormones that raise blood sugar levels. This reduces the fasting and post-meal sugar levels. It contains Dapagliflozin (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors) and Sitagliptin (dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor). Dapagliflozin lowers blood glucose levels and increases the excretion of glucose in the urine. By increasing insulin levels and lowering glucagon levels (the hormone that raises blood glucose levels), sitagliptin decreases the amount of glucose the liver produces. Thus, Situacea-D 100/10 Tablet 10’s helps control blood sugar levels.
Side Effects
- Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the throat and nasal passages)
- Headache
- Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose level)
Precautions
- Alcohol
- Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
- Driving
- Kidney or Liver
Additional Tips
- Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor.
- Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it.
- It may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level) when used with other antidiabetic medicines, so you need to know how to recognize and deal with it.
- Always carry some sugary food or fruit juice with you in case you experience hypoglycemia symptoms such as cold sweats, cool pale skin, tremor and anxiety.
- Be careful while driving or operating machinery until you know how Situacea 100mg Tablet affects you.
