{"id":34579,"date":"2019-02-13T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondtype2.org\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=34579"},"modified":"2024-12-13T22:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T22:22:44","slug":"todo-sobre-la-metformina","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/beyondtype1.org\/es\/todo-sobre-la-metformina\/","title":{"rendered":"Todo sobre la metformina"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Generalidades<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La metformina es uno de los medicamentos recetados con mayor frecuencia para el tratamiento de la diabetes tipo 2. Este medicamento es uno de los F&aacute;rmacos Orales para &nbsp;el tratamiento de la diabetes tipo 2. La Metformina viene en distintas presentaciones pero puedes encontrarla tambi&eacute;n en presentaci&oacute;n de liberaci&oacute;n y acci&oacute;n prolongada (Metformina XR). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La metformina pertenece a la familia de las Biguanidas y estos son los medicamentos que aumentan la sensibilidad a la insulina y por lo tanto tienen un efecto ben&eacute;fico en el manejo de la glucosa en sangre, particularmente en la resistencia a la insulina.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es la resistencia a la insulina?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La resistencia a la insulina es cuando el tejido adiposo y el m&uacute;sculo esquel&eacute;tico no son totalmente capaces de utilizar la insulina para evitar que el h&iacute;gado produzca glucosa adicional. &nbsp;Este es uno de los medicamentos tambi&eacute;n conocidos como antihipergluc&eacute;micos que quiere decir que tiene la capacidad de aumentar la sensibilidad de la insulina hep&aacute;tica, en m&uacute;sculo y tejido adiposo.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>&iquest;C&oacute;mo funciona la metformina?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estos medicamentos disminuyen la cantidad de glucosa que produce nuestro organismo, espec&iacute;ficamente en nuestro h&iacute;gado y adem&aacute;s mejora la respuesta que tiene el mismo a la insulina. Recordemos que en el caso de la diabetes tipo 2 la producci&oacute;n de insulina es insuficiente o no tiene una respuesta adecuada.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Un poco de historia<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las biguanidas se empezaron a utilizar en la d&eacute;cada de los a&ntilde;os 50. Como te platicamos, es quiz&aacute; el f&aacute;rmaco oral con mayor prescripci&oacute;n en el mundo para el tratamiento de la diabetes tipo 2 y actualmente se estudia su utilizaci&oacute;n en pacientes con diabetes tipo 1. En 1998 el famoso estudio (UKPDS) demostr&oacute; los efectos de la metformina. Actualmente se utiliza en combinaci&oacute;n con otros f&aacute;rmacos orales e incluso con insulina. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Efectos secundarios de la Metformina<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los efecto secundarios de la metformina son generalmente malestares gastrointestinales, entre ellos:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N&aacute;usea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diarrea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Falta de apetito<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dolor estomacal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inflamaci&oacute;n <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flatulencia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sabor met&aacute;lico en la boca, entre otros<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sabemos que estos malestares desaparecen despu&eacute;s de un tiempo pero consultar a tu m&eacute;dico para recibir un tratamiento adicional para estos malestares tambi&eacute;n es &nbsp;posible. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Contraindicaciones<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No se sugiere que se utilice metformina en los siguientes casos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si tienes alguna enfermedad relacionada con h&iacute;gado o ri&ntilde;ones<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si realizar&aacute;s una cirug&iacute;a y permanecer&aacute;s en ayuno<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si realizar&aacute;s una prueba que requiera m&eacute;todos de contraste<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Marcas comerciales<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dabex&reg;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortamet&reg;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glucophage&reg;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glumetza&reg;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riomet&reg;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Segluromet&reg; ( ertugliflozin, metformina)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Synjardy&reg; (empagliflozin, metformina)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Marcas comerciales de producto combinados<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actoplus Met&reg; (contiene Metformina, Pioglitazona)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avandamet&reg; (contiene Metformina, Pioglitazona)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invokamet&reg; (contiene Metformina, Canagliflozina)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janumet&reg; (contiene Metformina, Sitagliptina)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jentadueto&reg; (contiene Linagliptina, Metformina)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kombiglyze&reg; XR (contiene Metformina, Saxagliptina)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metaglip&reg; (contiene Glipizida, Metformina)<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/spanish\/druginfo\/meds\/a696005-es.html#discontinued\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&para;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prandimet&reg; (contiene Metformina, Repaglinida)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xigduo&reg; XR (contiene dapagliflozin, metformina)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Referencias<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inzucchi SE: Oral antihyperglycemic for type 2 diabetes. Scientific Review. JAMA 2002;287:360-372. 2. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosas J, Calles J, Friege F, Lara E, et al. Consenso de prediabetes. Documento de posici&oacute;n de la ALAD. Rev ALAD 2009;146-158.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generalidades La metformina es uno de los medicamentos recetados con mayor frecuencia para el tratamiento de la diabetes tipo 2. Este medicamento es uno de los F&aacute;rmacos Orales para &nbsp;el tratamiento de la diabetes tipo 2. La Metformina viene en distintas presentaciones pero puedes encontrarla tambi&eacute;n en presentaci&oacute;n de liberaci&oacute;n y acci&oacute;n prolongada (Metformina XR). 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