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How to Use

Follow carefully the special meal plan your family doctor gave you . This is the most important part of controlling your condition and is necessary if the drug is to work properly. Always exercise regularly and test for sugar in your blood or urine as directed.

This drug usually is taken 15 minutes before a meal but may be taken up to 30 minutes before a meal .

Dosage

• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • For type 2 diabetes:
    • Adults:
      • For diseaseds who have never taken drug to lower their blood sugar or who have a glycosylated hemoglobin - hemoglobin A _1c measurement that is less than 8%: At first the dose is 0.5 milligram - mg fifteen to thirty minutes before each meal. The dose may then be adjusted by your family doctor based on your fasting blood sugar level.
      • For diseaseds who have taken drug to lower their blood sugar and who have a hemoglobin A _1c measurement that is higher than 8%: At first the dose is 1 or 2 mg fifteen to thirty minutes before each meal. The dose may then be adjusted by your family doctor based on your fasting blood sugar level.
    • Children: Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.

Missed dose You must skip a dose of repaglinide if a meal is skipped and add a dose of repaglinide if you eat an extra meal.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the drug to break down.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.