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Avandia® is used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This is also called non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) or maturity onset diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a condition in which your body does not make enough insulin or where the insulin that your body produces does not work as well as it should. Insulin is a natural body chemical that helps the body’s cells use the sugar from the blood and so stops your blood sugar levels from rising too high. High blood sugar levels can cause damage to the body’s cells.
Avandia acts by making your body more sensitive to insulin. It therefore helps your body make better use of the insulin it produces and thus helps to restore your blood sugar towards a normal level.
Avandia can be used alone (when diet and exercise is not enough to treat your diabetes) or together with other anti-diabetic medicines.
Product Information changes
There have been changes to the Product Information for products containing rosiglitazone (Avandia and Avandamet). Please check the updated product information attached below.
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Did you Know?
Over 7% of the adult population (>25 years) has type 2 diabetes. Of these, over half are undiagnosed.
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has doubled since 1981.
Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and lower limb amputation.
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