Glucose

General characteristics. Structure:

Active ingredient: 15 g of glucose.

Diagnostic test drug for detection of diabetes.

Indications to use:

The peroral glyukozo-tolerant test needs to be applied in case the content of glucose in blood does not allow to establish the diagnosis of disturbance of tolerance to glucose or diabetes.

Route of administration and doses:

The patient should not reduce quantity of food within 3 days before test. Just before test the patient should not eat food within 10-16 hours. The test is carried out in the morning. At first glucose level in blood on an empty stomach is defined. After that for 5 min. it is necessary to drink 75 g (5 packages on 15 g) the glucose dissolved in one glass (250 ml) of water. When conducting test at persons with an excess weight, glucose is added at the rate of 1 g on 1 kg of body weight, but by no more than 100 g. In 2 hours glucose level in blood is defined.

Children. After the first capture of blood from a finger the inspected child accepts aqueous solution of glucose within 5 min. from calculation – 1,75 g on 1 kg of body weight.

Features of use:

During test the patient has to lie or sit quietly, just before test it is not necessary to smoke, overcool and be engaged in physical activity.

The test is not recommended to be carried out after debilitating diseases, operations and childbirth, at inflammatory processes, alcoholic cirrhosis, hepatitises, during periods, at gastrointestinal diseases with glucose absorption disturbance.

Before test it is necessary to exclude drug intake (adrenaline, glucocorticoids, contraceptives, caffeine, diuretics of a thiazide row, psychotropic drugs and antidepressants), and also medical procedures which can influence glucose level in blood.

Side effects:

Are not registered.

Interaction with other medicines:

It is not revealed.

Overdose:

It is not admissible!

Storage conditions:

In the place protected from moisture at a temperature not above 25 °C. To store in    the place, unavailable to children. Period of validity 2 years. Not to use drug after the termination of the period of validity specified on packaging.

Issue conditions:

Without recipe

Packaging:

On 15 g of powder in the thermostuck together bags, on 5 packages in a cardboard pack together with the application instruction.