In most cases, patients will suffer from one of two major categories of diabetes.

Many medicines can raise or lower your blood sugar. However, a pooled estimate of prevalence was not used as it will ignore the variability in the study definition and design. The World Health Organization (WHO) published two strategies for traditional medicine.

Tell your doctor about ALL other medicines you are using while taking glyburide/metformin. For example, it may cause adverse reactions for patients who utilize birth control medications, cardiac prescriptions, thyroid medications, and antidepressants, among others. 299 studies were excluded after title/abstract screening. (3) The orientation of T&CM therapies should be included in health promotion and education programs. This medication is not prescribed for type 1 diabetes and it may also be given for treatment other than those listed above.

Wet cupping is a type of cupping therapy which is performed by making superficial skin incisions that lead to drawing blood into the applied cups [According to the American Diabetic Association, there is no sufficient or clear evidence to support the effectiveness of using vitamins and minerals to improve the condition of diabetic patients in the absence of vitamins or minerals deficiencies. This review is a step for prioritizing further research and programs for diabetic patients in Saudi Arabia.

It is important to note that diabetic patients who utilize Glucovance must be aware that it can cause harmful reactions in the body.

The lack of well-designed large-scale trials and insufficient evidence for most of the identified herbs was also an important limitation.The prevalence of use of T&CM therapies and products is moderate to high among diabetics in Saudi Arabia.

Saud Alsanad, Tamer Aboushanab, Mohammed Khalil, Osama A. AlkhameesDiabetes mellitus represents a major burden in Saudi Arabia where seven million (20% of population) are living with diabetes. Metformin decreases sugar production and absorption. Patients may be treated with insulin injections, as well as modifications to diet and exercise regimes. The prevalence of use of T&CM therapies among diabetic patients in all studies was 32.18% (1019/3167) (CI 30.56; 33.84). Six studies were selected according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Never take two doses at the same time, even if you have missed a dosage.

Herbal medicine was the most used T&CM among diabetics locally, regionally, and worldwide. reported a prevalence of 64% (137/214) among Saudi diabetics in the Jeddah city. Glyburide will stimulate insulin production in the pancreas.

Also, references included in full-text articles were searched manually.Studies were included if they reported the prevalence and types of T&CM use among diabetic patients in Saudi Arabia, in English language, and full text was available.Exclusion criteria were the following: non-English studies, data for diabetes could not be separated from other illnesses, and full-text articles cannot be retrieved.The main outcome of this review was to identify the prevalence and the most used therapies of T&CM among diabetics in Saudi Arabia. The most used herbs were myrrh (Al Saeedi also reported that the prevalence of use of traditional medicine remedies in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, among diabetics was 313/1039 (30.1%).

Glyburide will stimulate insulin production in the pancreas.

It is sold as Glucovance and Diabetrol (by Nicholas Pharma) and several other brand names worldwide.

Glyburide and metformin is a combination of two oral diabetes medicines that help control blood sugar levels.. Glyburide and metformin is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes will develop when a person’s body is unable to process sugar.

Studies showed the antioxidant and dose-dependent hypoglycemic effects of honey [Cupping therapy is a physical therapy utilized by the complementary medicine practitioners. In Bahrain, 64% of diabetics reported using T&CM.

; Type 2 diabetes may be managed with non-insulin medications, insulin, weight reduction, or dietary changes.

; Type 1 diabetes is managed with insulin as well as dietary changes and exercise.

The quality assessments included four domains: study design, sampling, participants’ characteristics, and T&CM definition and use [To summarize the prevalence in different studies, we used a quantile around the measure of central tendency. The current review encourages further research on the potential interaction between the T&CM used in Saudi Arabia and modern medicine medications of DM treatment.The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.Copyright © 2018 Saud Alsanad et al.
This review is raising the safety concerns about the used herbs and complementary therapies which were commonly used without any medical consultation.

Glucovance: Side Effects Introduction to Glucovance. 50 articles were excluded due to irrelevant information, to end with six studies.

This article reviews the literature on usage of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) therapies among Saudi diabetic patients, focusing in particular on identifying the prevalence as well as discussing their safety and efficacy. The prevalence of use of T&CM therapies among diabetic patients in all studies in Saudi Arabia was 32.18% as estimated by this review. Given the high potential for health complications, patients must seek the advisement of a doctor prior to using, (or discontinuing the use of), Glucovance. On the contrary, the majority of physicians did not ask their patients about their use of T&CM therapies.
This is an open access article distributed under the We are committed to sharing findings related to COVID-19 as quickly and safely as possible. Licensed health care professionals may prescribe Glucovance for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.