Common Skin rash, Flatulence, Abdominal pain, Diarrhoea.

Expert advice for Glucobay Tablet
Glucobay is used together with other diabetes medicines to control blood sugar and avoids long-term complications. You should continue to exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, and take your other diabetes medicines along with Glucobay. Glucobay lowers your post-meal blood sugar levels, and therefore should be taken just before meals. Side effects such as stomach pain, gas, and diarrhoea may occur during the first few weeks of treatment but should get better with time.

Q. Is Glucobay/Glucobay a protein?
No, Glucobay is not a protein; it is a complex oligosaccharide (sugar)

Q. Is Glucobay safe?
Glucobay is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor

Q. Does Glucobay cause weight fluctuations?
Glucobay when combined with low calorie diet and exercise may cause weight loss. Glucobay generally does not cause weight gain when taken as prescribed

Q. Does Glucobay cause hypoglycemia?
Glucobay does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) if taken as prescribed. However, low blood sugar can occur if you take Glucobay with another blood sugar lowering medicine, delay or miss a meal or snack, exercise more than usual or drink alcohol

Q. How long does Glucobay last?
Generally, the effect of Glucobay lasts up to 3-5 hours, however it may vary depending on the individual taking the medicine.