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Overview
If you skip a meal, you skip the dose.
What it's used for
- Type 2 diabetes
How to take it
- Take it up to 30 minutes before each meal; skip the dose if you skip the meal.
Your dose depends on your health and other medicines. Always follow your prescription label, and ask your pharmacist if anything is unclear.
Side effects
Common side effects
- Low blood sugar
- Headache
- Upper respiratory infection
Call 911Severe low blood sugar: confusion, seizure, or passing out
Warnings
- Not for type 1 diabetes.
Other medicines, foods, and alcohol
- Never take with gemfibrozil.
- Clopidogrel and some antifungals raise its level.
Tell your provider and pharmacist about every medicine, vitamin, and supplement you take.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Insulin is usually preferred in pregnancy.
Missed doses, overdose, and storage
If you miss a dose
Take it as soon as you remember, unless it's almost time for your next dose. Then skip the missed dose. Don't take two doses at once.
If someone takes too much
Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or get help online at poison.org. Call 911 if the person collapses, has a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be woken.
Storing it
Store at room temperature, away from heat and moisture (not in the bathroom), and out of reach of children and pets.
Conditions it's used for
Sources
- DailyMed: FDA drug label for Repaglinide (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- MedlinePlus: Drugs, herbs, and supplements
- FDA: Drugs@FDA
Last updated 2026-11-13.