Rosiglitazone FAQ

Which of the following drug is most likely to cause hypoglycaemia if taken orally without food?

A. Mixtard 30 B. Metformin C. Gliclazide D. Rosiglitazone E. Soluble insulin

I am a type 2 Diabetic and take Metformin and Rosiglitazone. Toward the end of last year my levels went very high after being controlled very successfully by diet and tablets. I was eating 2 portions of fruit a day and after having my 6 monthly bloods I was asked to take an extra metformin tablet per day to see if this would reduce my level. Just had bloods done again and my level is back to normal. I also stopped eating fresh fruit. I am convinced that fruit - any fruit - puts my level up. Have any other Type 2s experienced this? Thanks to all for your comments. I think I'll follow submissive male's example and not cut out fruit completely! Good health to all who are diabetic. Jan

this drug was prescribed by a doctor for diabetes. recently told by another to STOP taking it now, its bad for your heart. prior to being told to stop taking this drug an angiogram had been ordered by cardiology because of symptoms relating to the heart.

I am aware of the new health advisory bulletin regarding rosiglitazone http://www.diabetes.org/uedocuments/pr-ada-rosiglitazone-statement-060607.pdf and advised our neurointensivist of same. He d/c'd the scheduled Avandia (even though the patient had been taking it for several years). The pt. is on a Nov. T.O. insulin gtt right now and will likely be in the ICU for a couple of weeks; does anyone know a safe substitute for rosiglitazone (I checked PubMed and couldn't find info. on this) that I could suggest to the intensivist prior to the patient leaving the ICU?

When first diagnosed 7 years ago I was prescribed metformin, then a couple of years ago for no apparent reason it stopped working and I was prescribed Avandamet, a combined metformin and rosiglitazone. A month ago a blood test showed my overall sugar level to have risen from the usual 5 to 6 and my doctor put me back on metformin only. (I know there was some concern about rosiglitazone at the time so that could have been the reason for the change) Now it is, again, as if I was not taking any medication at all. I am due for another check up this week, and wondering what the doctor will suggest next. Is it that the metformin is not suitable for me and what alternatives can I expect. My doctor is not a great one for discussing anything with patients, so it's a case of being forwarned is forarmed.

Rosiglitazone news

Rosiglitazone gives better glycaemic control, but at a cost - Pulse

Rosiglitazone gives better glycaemic control, but at a cost Pulse, UK Rosiglitazone achieves slightly better long-term glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes than vildagliptin, but at the cost of increased weight, less favourable lipid profile, and higher risk for peripheral oedema.