What Forxiga 10mg tablets is

Forxiga 10mg tablets contain the active substance dapagliflozin. It belongs to a group of medicines called “sodium glucose co transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors”. They work by blocking the SGLT2 protein in your kidney. By blocking this protein, blood sugar (glucose), salt (sodium) and water are removed from your body via the urine.

What Forxiga 10mg tablets is used for

Forxiga 10mg tablets is used in adult patients (aged 18 years and older) to treat:

• Type 2 diabetes
  • if your type 2 diabetes cannot be controlled with diet and exercise.
  • Forxiga can be used on its own or together with other medicines to treat diabetes.
  • It is important to continue to follow the advice on diet and exercise given to you by your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
• Heart failure
  • in patients with symptoms due to a weak pump function of the heart.
• Chronic kidney disease
  • in patients with reduced kidney function.

What is type 2 diabetes and how does Forxiga help?

• In type 2 diabetes your body does not make enough insulin or is not able to use the insulin it makes properly. This leads to a high level of sugar in your blood. This can lead to serious problems like heart or kidney disease, blindness, and poor circulation in your arms and legs.
• Forxiga works by removing excess sugar from your body. It can also help prevent heart disease.

What is heart failure and how does Forxiga help?

• This type of heart failure occurs when the heart is weak and cannot pump enough blood to the lungs and the rest of the body. This can lead to serious medical problems and need for hospital care.
• The most common symptoms of heart failure are feeling breathless, feeling tired or very tired all the time, and ankle swelling.
• Forxiga helps protect your heart from getting weaker and improves your symptoms. It can lower the need to go to hospital and can help some patients to live longer.

What is chronic kidney disease and how does Forxiga help?

• When you have chronic kidney disease, your kidneys may gradually lose their function. This means they would not be able to clean and filter your blood the way they should. Loss of kidney function can lead to serious medical problems and need for hospital care.
• Forxiga helps protect your kidneys from losing their function. That can help some patients to live longer

What is type 2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which your body does not make enough insulin, and the insulin that your body produces does not work as well as it should. Your body can also make too much sugar. When this happens, sugar (glucose) builds up in the blood. This can lead to serious medical problems like heart disease, kidney disease, blindness, and amputation.

• Type 2 diabetes is a common condition that causes the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood to become too high.
• It can cause symptoms like excessive thirst, needing to pee a lot and tiredness. It can also increase your risk of getting serious problems with your eyes, heart and nerves.
• It’s a lifelong condition that can affect your everyday life. You may need to change your diet, take medicines and have regular check-ups.
• It’s caused by problems with a chemical in the body (hormone) called insulin. It’s often linked to being overweight or inactive, or having a family history of type 2 diabetes.

Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

Many people have type 2 diabetes without realising. This is because symptoms don’t necessarily make you feel unwell.

Symptoms of type 2 diabetes include:

• peeing more than usual, particularly at night
• feeling thirsty all the time
• feeling very tired
• losing weight without trying to
• itching around your penis or vagina, or repeatedly getting thrush
• cuts or wounds taking longer to heal
• blurred vision

You’re more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes if you:

• are over 40 – or 25 for south Asian people
• have a close relative with diabetes – such as a parent, brother or sister
• are overweight or obese
• are of south Asian, Chinese, African Caribbean or black African origin – even if you were born in the UK

Understanding your type 2 diabetes medication

Most people need medicine to control their type 2 diabetes.

The medicine helps keep your blood sugar level as normal as possible to prevent health problems. You’ll have to take it for the rest of your life.

Diabetes usually gets worse over time, so your medicine or dose may need to change.

Adjusting your diet and being active is also necessary to keep your blood sugar level down.

How to manage your diabetes

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Price of  Forxiga 10mg Tablets in Nigeria

Forxiga 10mg Tablets is available on Asset Pharmacy Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria’s Largest Online Pharmacy

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