Common Skin rash, Flatulence, Abdominal pain, Diarrhoea.

Expert advice for Glucar Tablet
Glucar 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 Glucar. Glucar 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 Glucar/Glucobay a protein?
No, Glucar is not a protein; it is a complex oligosaccharide (sugar)

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

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

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

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