What is Glycinorm M?
Glycinorm M is a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes. It’s known as a combination treatment because it contains two active ingredients- metformin and gliclazide.
Metformin is one of the most commonly used drugs to treat type 2 diabetes. Glycinorm M is often prescribed when one medication alone isn’t effective at controlling blood sugar levels and treating type 2 diabetes.
When taking Glycinorm M you’ll need to monitor and record your blood sugar levels so that your doctor can check if the treatment is working for you. As you’re monitored, your doctor may make adjustments to your treatment and may also suggest that you take it alongside other treatments for type 2 diabetes.
Some alternatives of Glycinorm M are Reclimet, Glizid M, Glykind M, Dianorm M, Diamicron Mex, Glychek M, Glycigon M and Euclide M. These medications all work in a similar way but the pills and packaging of each may differ in appearance.
How does Glycinorm M work?
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant to its own insulin. Where high levels of glucose have been present in the blood for a prolonged period of time, the insulin in your body finds it more difficult to process the glucose and lower its concentration in the blood, and this causes the high blood sugar levels associated with type 2 diabetes.
Glycinorm M contains two ingredients that treat type 2 diabetes. Gliclazide encourages the pancreas to secrete more insulin than it normally does so that there’s more available to be used in the body to process glucose. Metformin makes the insulin more sensitive and therefore easier for the body to make use of.
The combination of the two active ingredients in Glycinorm M, when used alongside a low carbohydrate diet and an active lifestyle, should decrease and then stabilise blood glucose levels.
It may take some time before Glycinorm M works in the way that you need it to, and your doctor will monitor your blood glucose levels as you take your treatment so that they can make the adjustments needed to ensure that you get the right treatment for you.
What doses of Glycinorm M are there?
There are three different dosage sizes available and your doctor will advise you about which dose is best for you to start on. After you’ve started your treatment, your doctor will regularly monitor your blood sugar levels and then make adjustments to your treatment if needed.
Dosage sizes available:
- Glycinorm M 40 (40mg gliclazide + 500mg metformin)
- Glycinorm M 60 (60mg gliclazide + 500mg metformin)
- Glycinorm M 80 (80mg+ 500mg metformin)