Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be observed while taking Onglyza use as follows: Take weight reading regularly, every week, and maintain a log of every reading for comparative feedback. Maintain an ideal weight for your height, as striking this balance is key for blood sugar control. Both overweight and underweight conditions can disturb this balance and result in poor blood sugar control. Discuss with your physician regarding suggestions for exercise and calorie expenditure, based [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be observed while taking Onglyza use as follows: Observe compliance with taking your daily blood sugar readings, as recommended. Log maintenance of all the blood sugar readings helps for a comparative feedback, as to how well the drug is helping control the blood sugars. This can help your physician make necessary changes on your medication dose and suggest other treatment measures to help your blood sugar numbers fall into [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be observed while taking Onglyza use as follows: Use of onglyza can contribute to significant fluid retention in the body. Retained fluid can lead to edema, sharp weight gain, progressively increasing shortness of breath, compromised endurance, and worsening fatigue. Retained fluid can also add extra load on the heart in individuals with congestive heart failure and can lead to worsening of heart failure symptoms and cardiac function. Individuals taking [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be observed while taking Onglyza use as follows: Observing compliance with timely nutrition intake and recommended calorie consumption can help prevent development of hypoglycemic episodes. This can help prevent spurts of appetite stimulation and overeating. Consequently, it helps prevent weight gain. Discuss with your physician or nutritionist regarding your recommended diet plan and calorie intake limitations, if any. Observe compliance with any recommendations made, to help the blood sugar [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be observed while taking Onglyza use as follows: Take the medication on schedule, every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Taking this medication at regularly spaced intervals along with compliance for recommended dietary measures helps to prevent any gross fluctuations in blood sugar numbers and maintain them in the target range. Maintain strict compliance with intake of the medication as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive [...]