Prandin is used to reduce blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.

Treatment with Prandin is combined with a balanced diet and suitable exercise.

Prandin increases the amount of insulin released from the pancreas, which helps to control blood sugar.

Prandin contains the active ingredient repaglinide, which is a type of medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes.

People with diabetes have either a deficiency or an absence of a hormone manufactured by the pancreas, called insulin. Insulin is the main hormone responsible for the control of sugar in the blood. It causes cells in the liver, muscle and fat tissue to increase their uptake of glucose from the bloodstream. It also decreases the production of glucose by the liver,

Prandin should be taken shortly before each meal.

You can take Prandin 30 minutes ahead of time or wait until just before starting; a 15-minute period is typical.

You can take Prandin 2, 3, or 4 times a day, depending on the number of meals you have. If you skip a meal (or add an extra meal), skip (or add) a Prandin dose accordingly.

If you miss a Prandin dose
If you miss a dose of Prandin before a meal, skip that dose. If it is almost time for your next Prandin

The blood sugar lowering effect of Prandin may be enhanced or prolonged by the following:

• other antidiabetic medicines, e.g. metformin
• gemfibrozil (gemfibrozil, used for lowering cholesterol levels, must not be taken in combination with Prandin as this may cause severe or prolonged low blood sugar)
• octreotide
• disopyramide
• anabolic steroids, eg testosterone, nandrolone, stanozolol
• beta-blockers, e.g. propranolol
• ACE inhibitors, e.g. captopril (these can cause
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Most Important Fact about Prandin
Chronically high glucose levels have been implicated in the kidney failure, blindness, and loss of sensation that plague many people with long-standing diabetes.

A low-calorie diet, weight loss, and exercise are your first line of defense against these problems. Medications such as Prandin are prescribed only as a back up when these other measures still leave sugar too high.

If diet, exercise, and a combination of Prandin and Glucophage all fail to do

More common side effects of Prandin may include:

• back pain,
• bronchitis,
• chest pain,
• constipation,
• diarrhea,
• headache,
• indigestion,
• joint pain,
• low blood sugar,
• nasal inflammation,
• nausea,
• sinus inflammation,
• skin tingling,
• upper respiratory tract infection,
• urinary tract infection,
• vomiting

Less common side effects of Prandin may include:

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