Patient was educated on the side effects of using Glucovance as follows:
- Weight gain
- Excessive eating contributes to weight gain in individuals using Glucovance.
- Also, insulin is an anabolic hormone and so, increased secretion of insulin from the pancreas, secondary to use of Glucovance, results in weight gain.
- Hyperglycemia
- Glucovance loses the effectiveness over time and so, could lead to progressive decrease in insulin secretion.
- This can result in poor control of blood sugars with episodes of high blood sugar readings, thus necessitating an increase in the dose of Glucovance.
- Photosensitivity
- Glucovance has the risk of causing photosensitivity.
- Individuals can present with sunburns and rashes on the exposed body parts.
- GI disturbance
- Patients taking Glucovance can frequently present with gastrointestinal disturbances, such as, nausea and vomiting.
- Hematological disturbances
- Patients taking Glucovance can sometimes present with hematological disturbances, such as, agranulocytosis and hemolytic anemia.
