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Accidentally Took Kombiglyze XR And Glimepiride. Any Complication?

Posted on Tue, 30 Apr 2013

Question: I accidentally took my husbands medication (it was late and i grabbed the wrong pill container) So i took 2 pills of Kombiglyze XR 2.5/1MG and 1pill of Glimepiride 2MG. Is there anything i should worry about with this accident?

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (13 minutes later)

Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

Yes...
Go to the ER...
There could be a real danger of your blood sugar level falling to XXXXXXX levels.
You need observation for at least the next 24 hours - preferably in the hospital setting / glucose should be monitored frequently.../ Confusion, sweating, fast heart rate are all warning signs...
Eat as much as possible / as often as possible for one day...
Rarely, allergy / pancreatitis have been reported...

Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (3 minutes later)

If i'm not experiencing any of those symptoms do you believe I still need the ER, or could i monitor myself and go to the ER only if symptoms arise?

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (8 minutes later)

It takes time for symptoms to manifest.../ about half an hour to start, a few hours to peak / several hours to be washed off.

You can not monitor yourself - say mental confusion from low sugar.../
You need an alert attendant / quick transport and so on...

ER is safer and better / they may even try stomach wash to get it out, if recent...

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar