Glynase Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Quick overview

Glynase Tablet contains Glipizide (5mg), a medicine belonging to the Sulfonylurea class. It is used to lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes by stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin. It is taken shortly before or with the first main meal of the day, alongside diet and exercise, to help manage type 2 diabetes.

What is Glynase Tablet

Glynase Tablet contains Glipizide, a medicine that belongs to the Sulfonylurea class. It is used to lower blood sugar in people with diabetes.

Glynase Tablet uses

• Lowers blood sugar levels
• Stimulates insulin production
• Helps control diabetes

Benefits of Glynase Tablet

• Helps lower blood glucose
• Stimulates pancreatic insulin release
• Helps improve HbA1c
• Used for type 2 diabetes
• Used alongside appropriate diet and exercise

How Glynase Tablet works

Glynase Tablet is an anti-diabetic medicine. It works by making the pancreas release more insulin, which lowers the amount of sugar in the blood.

Glynase Tablet dosage

Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed. Do not change the dose or stop early on your own.

Take it shortly before or with the first main meal of the day (usually breakfast). Avoid skipping meals.

Monitor your blood sugar level regularly while taking this medicine.

If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember, but if your next dose is almost due, skip the missed one — never take two doses together to catch up.

Exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, and take your other diabetes medicines (if prescribed) alongside.

Available forms and strengths

• Tablet — 5mg

Side effects of Glynase Tablet

Common

• Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
• Nausea
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Indigestion
• Passing of gas

Serious

• Difficulty swallowing
• Fast heartbeat
• Hives, itching, skin rash
• Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids, face, lips, or tongue
• Tightness in the chest
• Trouble breathing
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Abdominal or stomach pain
• Chills
• Clay-colored stools
• Dark urine
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Light-colored stools
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea and vomiting
• Vomiting of blood
• Yellow eyes and skin

Warnings and precautions

• Glynase Tablet may be unsafe during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown harm to the unborn baby, but there is limited human data. Your doctor may still decide the benefits outweigh the risks. Talk to your doctor.
• Glynase Tablet is probably safe while breastfeeding. Limited data suggests it does not pose a major risk to the baby, but the baby's blood sugar should be monitored while the mother is taking it.
• Use with caution if you have severe kidney disease. Your dose may need to be adjusted, and you may be more likely to have very low blood sugar that takes longer to recover from. Talk to your doctor.
• Use with caution if you have severe liver disease. Your dose may need to be adjusted. Talk to your doctor.
• Drinking alcohol can raise or lower your blood sugar in unpredictable ways while taking this medicine.
• This medicine may cause drowsiness or affect your concentration. Do not drive until you know how it affects you.
• If you feel shaky, sweaty, confused, or unusually hungry, these are signs of low blood sugar — take sugar, glucose, or a sweet drink right away and tell your doctor.
• Do not skip meals while taking this medicine, since a missed meal is the most common cause of low blood sugar.
• Carry glucose, sugar, or sweets with you, and make sure the people around you know how to recognize a low-sugar episode.
• Older adults and people with kidney problems are more likely to have low blood sugar and may need a smaller dose.
• Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to it or any of its ingredients, if you have type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis, or if you have severe kidney or liver disease.
• Many medicines can change how strongly this works, including aspirin, blood thinners, antifungals, sulfa antibiotics, and beta blockers. Beta blockers can hide the warning signs of low blood sugar.
• Taking too much of this medicine can cause severe and long-lasting low blood sugar, which may lead to seizures or loss of consciousness.

Storage

• Store below 30°C in the original pack, away from direct sunlight and moisture.
• Keep out of the reach of children.

When to see a doctor

• Stop the medicine and get help right away if you get a rash, swelling of the face or lips, wheezing, or difficulty breathing.
• If you think you've taken too much, don't wait for symptoms — go to the nearest emergency department straight away and bring the medicine pack with you.
• Get medical help right away if you have chest pain or discomfort, nausea, pain in the arms, jaw, back, or neck, shortness of breath, sweating, or vomiting — these could be signs of a serious heart problem.

Alternatives

• Metformin
• Glipizide
• Glimepiride