Glycomet
Glycomet is a 500mg metformin tablet for type 2 diabetes, taken with meals to lower blood sugar, and sold in packs of 30, 60 or 90.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500mg | 30 tablets | $14.40 | $0.48 |
| 500mg | 60 tablets | $22.20 | $0.37 |
| 500mg | 90 tablets | $27.90 | $0.31 |
- Category
- Diabetes Management
- Active ingredient
- Metformin
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 500mg
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Type 2 diabetes
- Therapeutic Class
- Biguanide
- Pharmacological Class
- Antidiabetic
- Minor Side Effects
- Nausea, Diarrhoea, Metallic taste
- Moderate Side Effects
- Stomach cramps, Decreased appetite, Flatulence
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Manufacturer
- USV Pvt. Ltd.
- Onset Time
- Days to weeks for full effect
- Duration
- 12–24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store in a dry place at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- Contrast dye, Cimetidine, Alcohol
FAQ
What strengths and pack sizes does Glycomet come in?
Glycomet tablets come as 500mg in packs of 30, 60 or 90. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
How can I pay for Glycomet and get it delivered to Hong Kong?
Pay by Visa, Mastercard or American Express on a secure, encrypted page, or use Bitcoin or Ethereum. Tracked courier takes 5 to 9 business days with online tracking. Every order arrives in plain, unbranded packaging.
What are the alternative names for Glycomet and metformin?
Glycomet is a branded generic of metformin, the ingredient in Glucophage. Metformin is also sold as Fortamet, Glumetza, Glyciphage and Obimet. Here, metformin can be bought online as Glycomet, and also as generic Glucophage and metformin tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
What is the difference between Glycomet and Glucophage?
Both are metformin, sold under different brand names. Glycomet is a single 500mg tablet. Glucophage is offered as 500mg, 850mg and 1000mg tablets, and also as SR and XR slow-release tablets for once-a-day use.
Can I drink alcohol with Glycomet?
Heavy drinking, or a lot of alcohol in one session, raises the chance of lactic acidosis and can also send blood sugar too low. Metformin does not rule out alcohol altogether, but keeping the amount small is the safer habit while you are taking it.
Does Glycomet cause low blood sugar?
Rarely on its own. Metformin does not force the pancreas to release more insulin, so a hypo is unusual when it is the only diabetes medicine in use. The risk rises if it is taken alongside insulin or a sulfonylurea such as gliclazide, or during a heavy drinking session.
Is Glycomet used for type 1 diabetes?
No. Type 1 diabetes means the pancreas no longer makes enough insulin, so insulin is the treatment. Glycomet is for type 2 diabetes, where insulin is still produced but the body responds to it poorly.
About Glycomet
What Glycomet is for
Glycomet is a 500mg metformin tablet for type 2 diabetes, the kind where the body still makes insulin but no longer responds to it properly. Metformin is a biguanide. It cuts the amount of sugar absorbed from food, reduces the sugar the liver puts out between meals and overnight, and helps muscle take glucose out of the blood. It does not make the pancreas produce extra insulin, which is why low blood sugar is uncommon when metformin is the only diabetes medicine being taken. Type 1 diabetes is treated with insulin; metformin is not used for it.
Taking your tablets
Metformin tablets go with meals, usually two or three times a day, and work best on a steady routine — aim for the same times daily. Swallow each tablet whole with water. Eating at the same time helps twice over: it keeps your glucose steady and it softens the stomach upset metformin often causes at the start. If a dose is forgotten, don't double up at the next meal.
Side effects: the common and the rare
Loose stools, nausea, a bloated or windy feeling, stomach cramps and a metallic taste are the usual early complaints, and most people find they ease within a week or two. A rare but serious problem is lactic acidosis, a build-up of acid in the blood. Extreme tiredness or weakness, muscle pain, stomach pain, feeling cold, and breathing that turns deep and fast or leaves you short of breath are the signs to watch for — this is a medical emergency. Heavy drinking makes it more likely, and so do kidney problems and some other medicines, including acetazolamide and topiramate. Scan or X-ray dye can raise the risk too, so metformin is often paused around those appointments.
Other metformin tablets in the range
Metformin is sold here under more than one name. Glucophage comes in 500mg, 850mg and 1000mg, and its slow-release versions, Glucophage SR and Glucophage XR, are taken once a day with the evening meal. Glycomet is the plain 500mg tablet. The metformin page lays out the whole range.
Sources
- Metformin: MedlinePlus Drug Information — MedlinePlus / National Library of Medicine
- A Guide for People with Type 2 Diabetes — American Diabetes Association