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Glyburide
Glyburide
Pronunciation
(GLYE byoor ide)
Brand Names
Diaßeta®; Glynase™ PresTab™; Micronase®
Canadian/Mexican Brand Names
Albert® Glyburide (Canada); Apo-Glyburide® (Canada); Daonil (Mexico); Euglucon®
(Canada); Euglucon® (Mexico); Gen-Glybe (Canada); Glibenil (Mexico); Glucal
(Mexico); Norboral (Mexico); Novo-Glyburide (Canada); Nu-Glyburide (Canada)
Therapeutic Categories
Antidiabetic Agent, Oral; Hypoglycemic Agent, Oral; Sulfonylurea Agent
What is this medicine used for?
- This medicine is used to lower blood sugar in diabetic patients. It is used
in type II diabetes. It can be used alone or in combination with other diabetes
medicine.
How does it work?
- Glyburide increases insulin secretion from the pancreas. This organ
produces insulin. Glyburide makes tissues more sensitive to insulin. This means
better blood sugar control.
How is it best taken?
- Take with first meal of the day.
- 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 it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed one. 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.
- Do not drive if blood sugar has been low. There is a greater risk of an
accident.
- 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. Causes anger, shaking, rapid heartbeats, confusion,
sweating. Can be life-threatening if not treated with hard candies, liquid
glucose, milk.
- Nausea. 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. Causes 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 a yearly eye exam and visit to the foot doctor.
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.
- Signs and symptoms of infection. This includes fever, chills, pus, wound
that will not heal.
- Low blood sugar or very high blood sugar.
- Any rash.
How should I store this medicine?
- Store in a tight container at room temperature.
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).
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