Glucar 25 Tablet

Glucar 25 Tablet is a prescription antidiabetic medicine that contains 25 mg of acarbose in each tablet. It belongs to the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor class and is used to help control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, especially after meals. Glucar 25 Tablet is taken by mouth and is usually used along with diet, exercise, and other diabetes care plans. It does not treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis.

How it works: Glucar 25 Tablet works in the gut by slowing down enzymes that break down carbohydrates from food into sugar. This helps reduce the rise in blood glucose after meals without needing to be swallowed with the meal itself in any special form beyond a regular tablet.

Glucar 25 Tablet is a lower-strength acarbose tablet, which can be a good choice when a doctor wants to start treatment cautiously or adjust therapy in smaller steps. Because acarbose can cause stomach-related side effects, this 25 mg strength may be easier to tolerate than higher strengths when the medicine is first introduced.

• Type 2 diabetes blood sugar control
• Lowering after-meal glucose spikes
• Used with diet and exercise
• May be used with other diabetes medicines

• Swallow Glucar 25 Tablet with a sip of water.
• Take it with the first bite of each main meal, unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
• Do not take it on an empty stomach for best effect.
• If you miss a dose and the meal has already passed, skip it and wait until the next scheduled meal dose.
• Follow the meal-by-meal schedule exactly; this medicine works best when taken with food.
• Do not double up doses to make up for a missed tablet.

Each Glucar 25 Tablet contains 25 mg of acarbose. It is commonly taken with the first bite of each main meal, and the number of daily doses depends on how many meals you eat and how your doctor prescribes it; the total daily amount is set by your prescriber and should not be increased on your own. Because this is a lower strength, doctors may use it when starting treatment or when adjusting up slowly to improve tolerance.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Acarbose may include:

• Gas and bloating
• Diarrhea
• Stomach pain or discomfort
• Soft stools
• Nausea
• More intestinal side effects when doses are increased

• Do not use Glucar 25 Tablet to treat sudden low blood sugar; acarbose is not fast acting for hypoglycemia.
• If you get low blood sugar while taking it with insulin or a sulfonylurea, treat it with glucose tablets or glucose gel, not table sugar alone.
• Tell your doctor if you have inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal blockage, or chronic bowel problems.
• Use extra caution if you have liver disease or a history of abnormal liver tests.
• Alcohol can make blood sugar harder to control and may worsen stomach upset.
• Drive carefully if you feel weak, dizzy, or unwell from blood sugar changes.
• Use this medicine only if your doctor has assessed that 25 mg strength is appropriate for your diabetes plan.

• Insulin and other diabetes medicines, especially sulfonylureas, may increase the risk of low blood sugar.
• Digestive enzymes such as amylase or pancreatin may reduce the effect of acarbose.
• Activated charcoal and certain gut-binding medicines may interfere with absorption or effect.
• Digoxin levels may change in some patients taking acarbose.
• Other medicines that affect blood sugar may need closer monitoring when Glucar 25 Tablet is started or adjusted.

Store Glucar 25 Tablet in the original strip or box at room temperature, away from moisture, heat, and direct light.