Repaglinide
Pronounced re-PAG-li-nide
Brand names: Prandin
Type: Meglitinide (diabetes medicine) · All Diabetes Medicines
What Repaglinide is used for
- Type 2 diabetes
- Targeting blood sugar rises after meals
◆ Kidney note
Started at a low dose and used cautiously when kidney function is reduced.
Common side effects
- Low blood sugar symptoms
- Headache
- Joint pain
- Cold-like symptoms
Important cautions
- Can cause low blood sugar, especially when a meal is skipped — it is taken around meals on medical advice
How it comes
Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.