Silaget Tablets IP is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is used together with a healthy diet and regular exercise to control blood sugar levels. This helps to prevent serious complications of diabetes like kidney damage and blindness. It may be taken on an empty stomach or with a meal. The dose will depend on your condition, and blood sugar levels. You should take it regularly at the same time each day to get the most benefit, and you should not stop unless your doctor recommends it. common side effect of taking this medicine is a headache. This is usually minor and improves with time. Low blood sugar level (hypoglycemia) is a possible side effect if you are also taking other diabetes medicines like insulin or sulfonylurea, so you need to know how to recognize and deal with it. It may also cause upper respiratory tract infections like sore throat, cough, and cold.