It is the liquid metformin, presentation that allows a precise dosage of the drug, whose shot is indicated from seven years of age.
In Mexico, obesity and overweight in pediatric age are increasing and, together with sedentary lifestyle and bad habits, represent the prelude to type 2 diabetes because they cause insulin resistance.Those who have this condition produce up to four times more such hormone to maintain glucose levels in a normal range.
Because excess insulin in the body causes damage to blood circulation and organs such as the heart, brain and kidneys, the use of metformin to reverse such resistance was approved.And in order for minors to obtain a precise dosage of the medicine, Silanes laboratories introduced a liquid presentation to the market, which can be administered after seven years in the amount established by the doctor.
A milliliter of metformin solution is equivalent to 100 milligrams of the active substance and this facilitates the taking in the pediatric population in the prescribed dose, which does not occur in its solid presentation, because although it is very careful when leaving tablets it is not possible to obtain thesame number of milligrams in each of the resulting fragments.
According to Dr. Ángelo Quiroz Herbert, medical manager of Silanes Laboratories, metformin in its liquid form can also be used by adults with insulin resistance, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, since due to its easy dosage it favors a better attachment to theTreatment, especially in people with difficulty swallowing tablets.
He adds that “the most important thing is prevention and as it is currently observed that insulin resistance is increasing in children and adolescents, we can impact with the new presentation of the medication, since it is an active substance of first choice thatIt is still valid and is about to turn 60 in the market. ”