Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Janumet as follows: Report any symptoms of stomach upset, such as, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and metallic taste in the mouth immediately to your doctor. Take weight reading at least twice a week and maintain a log of every reading for comparative feedback. Maintain an ideal weight for your height. Also, notify your doctor, if the blood sugar continues to be high, despite taking Janumet as [...]

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Janumet as follows: Maintain a log of every day blood sugar readings for comparative feedback, as to how well Janumet is helping to control the blood sugars. Take a blood sugar reading always before you take the dose of Janumet. If the blood sugar is too low, despite eating regularly and without skipping a meal, you can defer taking Janumet for that dose and notify [...]

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Janumet as follows: If a dose is missed, it should be taken at the earliest notice of noncompliance. Report the noncompliance to your physician. If it is time for the next dose, the missed dose can be skipped. Compensating for the missed dose by taking an extra dose can pose serious risk for an episode of extremely low blood sugars, thus precipitating an emergency. Report [...]

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Janumet as follows: Take Janumet at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Maintain good regular eating habits. Do not skip your meals. Be aware of signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, such as, dizziness, lightheadedness, sweating, and hunger, to avoid any episodes of altered levels of consciousness and accidental falls. One should stay away from activities, such as, driving and operating heavy [...]

Patient was educated on contraindications for using Janumet as follows: Janumet for the significant part is excreted unchanged by the kidneys with very small portion being metabolized in the liver. Individuals with liver and renal dysfunction, cannot metabolize and excrete Janumet normally. In such patients with compromised liver and renal functions, Janumet can stay active in circulation for longer time and can result in serious hypoglycemic episodes. So, Janumet is contraindicated in such individuals. Avoid [...]