Glimepiride , is an oral medication used to treat type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes when diet and exercise alone fail to control abnormally high levels of blood sugar.

Like other diabetes drugs classified as sulfonylureas, Glimepiride lowers blood sugar by stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin.

Glimepiride is often prescribed along with the insulin-boosting drug Glucophage. It may also be used in conjunction with insulin and other diabetes drugs.

Glimepiride , is an oral blood sugar-lowering drug in a class of medicines for controlling diabetes called sulfonylureas.

Glimepiride , is related to other sulfonylureas including glyburide (Micronase; Diabeta), glipizide (Glucotrol), tolbutamide (Orinase) and tolazamide (Tolinase).

Glimepiride , is used with diet and exercise to treat Type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes (formerly adult-onset).

Glimepiride , may be used with or without insulin. Type II diabetes is the most common type of diabetes that is found

Do not take more or less of this medication than directed by your doctor.

Glimepiride should be taken with breakfast or the first main meal.

ADULTS: The usual starting dose is 1 to 2 milligrams taken once daily with breakfast or the first main meal. The maximum starting dose is 2 milligrams. If necessary, your doctor will gradually increase the dose 1 or 2 milligrams at a time every 1 or 2 weeks. Your diabetes will probably be controlled on 1 to 4 milligrams a day; the most you should take in a day is 8 milligrams. If the maximum dose fails to do

If Glimepiride is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered.

It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Glimepiride with the following: Airway-opening drugs such as Proventil and Ventolin, Aspirin and other salicylate medications, Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin), Corticosteroids such as prednisone (Deltasone), Diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL) and chlorothiazide (Diuril), Estrogens such as Premarin, Heart and blood pressure medications called beta

Special information if you are pregnant or breastfeeding:
Do not take Glimepiride while pregnant. Since studies suggest the importance of maintaining normal blood sugar levels during pregnancy, your doctor may prescribe injected insulin instead.

Drugs similar to Glimepiride do appear in breast milk and may cause low blood sugar in nursing infants. You should not take Glimepiride while nursing. If diet alone does not control your sugar levels, your doctor may prescribe injected insulin.

Most Important Fact about this

Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, tell your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Glimepiride .

Less common or rare side effects may include:
Anemia and other blood disorders, blurred vision, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, itching, liver problems and jaundice, muscle weakness, nausea, sensitivity to light, skin rash and eruptions, stomach and intestinal pain, vomiting. Glimepiride , like all oral antidiabetics, can result in