Sunday, March 8, 2009

Glyciphage is a medicine for diabetes mellitus... how does it work once i consume it


glyciphage is a medicine for diabetes mellitus... how does it work once i consume it???
does it mix with our blood and neutralise the glucose in the blood?? wat is its effect on pancrease? why cant the glucose be taken up by the cell?? why does insulin stop working??
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Metformin, or Glucophage treats insulin resistance at the cellular level, allowing insulin to "work" again and thus lower your blood sugar. No effect on the pancreas..at this stage of diabetes, your pancreas works fine and makes plently of insulin, but your body has developed a resistance to it.





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