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Prandin
Brand Names
; Prandin™Therapeutic Categories
Antidiabetic Agent (Miscellaneous)Reasons not to take this medicine
- If you have an allergy to repaglinide or any other part of the medicine.
- If you have had an acid condition in the blood related to diabetes called diabetic ketoacidosis.
- If you have type 1 diabetes.
What is this medicine used for?
- This medicine is used to lower blood sugar in diabetic patients. It is used in type 2 diabetes. It can be used alone or in combination with other diabetes medicine.
How does it work?
- Repaglinide increases insulin secretion from the pancreas. This organ produces insulin. Repaglinide makes tissues more sensitive to insulin. This means better blood sugar control.
How is it best taken?
- Take with meals. If meal is missed then skip dose.
- Follow diet plan and exercise program as recommended by healthcare provider.
What do I do if I miss a dose?
- Take a missed dose as soon as possible if near a meal.
- If meal is missed, skip the missed dose. Return to your regular schedule.
- Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
What are the precautions when taking this medicine?
- Wear disease medical alert identification for diabetes.
- If you are 80 years of age or older, you may be more sensitive to low blood sugars.
- Avoid alcohol intake (includes wine, beer, and liquor).
- Keep hard candies, liquid glucose, or milk on hand for low blood sugars.
- Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, throat; or any other symptoms involved.
- Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
- Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
What are the common side effects of this medicine?
- Low blood sugar. This can cause anger, shaking, rapid heartbeats, confusion, sweating. Can be life-threatening if not treated with hard candies, liquid glucose, milk.
- Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard candy, or chewing gum may help.
What should I monitor?
- Check blood sugar as ordered by healthcare provider. Call if glucose is less than 80 mg/dL or greater than 250 mg/dL. Bring results to follow-up visits.
- Watch for low blood sugar. This can cause anger, shaking, rapid heartbeats, confusion, sweating.
- Watch for high blood sugar. Causes many trips to the bathroom, thirst, and weight loss.
- Check blood work. Talk with healthcare provider.
- Follow diet plan and exercise program as recommended by healthcare provider.
- Have an eye exam and visit to the foot doctor every year.
Reasons to call healthcare provider immediately
- Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; tightness in the chest; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
- Any signs or symptoms of infection. This may include a fever greater than 99 degrees, chills, sore throat, cough, increased sputum or change in color, painful urination, mouth sores, wound that will not heal, anal itching or pain.
- Any rash.
- Low blood sugar or very high blood sugar.
How should I store this medicine?
- Store in a tight container at room temperature. Protect from moisture.
General statements
- Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
- Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, herbal/supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physician assistant).
- Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter or natural products (herbs, vitamins).