Pioglitazone is used with a diet and exercise program and sometimes with other medications, to treat type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and therefore
cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood). Pioglitazone is in a class of medication called thiazolidinedione. It works by increasing the body’s sensitivity to insulin, a natural substance that helps control blood sugar level. Pioglitazone comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once daily with or without meals. Take pioglitazone at around the same time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take pioglitazone exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Your doctor may start you on low dose of pioglitazone and gradually increase your dose. pioglitazone controls type 2 diabetes but not cure it. It may take 2 weeks for your blood sugar to decrease and 2to3months for you to feel the fool effect of pioglitazone.do not stop taking pioglitazone without talking with your doctor.
Tell your doctor if you are allergic to pioglitazone , any other medication, vitamin, nutritional supplement and herbal products you are taking or plan to take.be sure to mention any of the following: atorvastatin, gemfibrozil, hormonal contraceptives, ketoconazole, midazolam, nifedipine, ranitidine, rifampin, and theophylline. Pioglitazone and other similar medications for diabetes may cause or worsen heart failure. If you have or have ever had swelling of the arms, hands, feet, ankles , or lower legs, and high blood pressure. Coronary artery disease, heart attack or sleep apnea. your doctor may tell you not to take pioglitazone or monitor you carefully during your treatment. pioglitazone may cause side effect. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away: .headache, muscle pain, pain in the arms or legs, sore throat, gas some side effect can be serious. If you experience any of the following symptoms , call your doctor immediately.
Change in vision, vision loss, frequent, pain
full or difficult urine, cloudy, discolored or bloody urine, back or stomach pain.