Glinate 120 mg Tablet

Glinate 120 mg Tablet is an oral diabetes medicine that contains 120 mg of nateglinide in each tablet. It belongs to the meglitinide class, which helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. Glinate 120 mg Tablet is used along with diet and exercise to help control blood glucose after meals. It is not for treating type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis.

How it works: Nateglinide helps the pancreas release insulin quickly after you eat, which can reduce blood sugar spikes from meals. As a tablet, Glinate 120 mg is taken by mouth and works best when timed with eating.

Glinate 120 mg Tablet is the higher-strength sibling of Glinate 60 mg Tablet and is typically chosen when a doctor wants stronger meal-time blood sugar control. Because it contains 120 mg in one tablet, it is generally used for people who have already been assessed and may need the higher tablet strength rather than the lower 60 mg strength.

• Type 2 diabetes blood sugar control
• Reducing post-meal glucose spikes
• Used with diet and exercise
• May be combined with other diabetes medicines when prescribed

• Take Glinate 120 mg Tablet by mouth with water, unless your doctor gives different instructions.
• Take it before meals, usually shortly before eating, because it is designed for meal-time blood sugar control.
• Do not take a dose if you are skipping the meal that dose would have covered.
• Follow your prescribed meal schedule carefully; this medicine works around eating, not on an empty stomach.
• Do not chew or crush the tablet unless your pharmacist or doctor specifically tells you to do so.

Each Glinate 120 mg Tablet provides 120 mg of nateglinide. The usual schedule may be taken before meals, and in many cases it is taken up to three times daily before the main meals, with a maximum total daily dose of 360 mg. Your doctor decides the exact dose based on your blood sugar readings, meal patterns, and other diabetes medicines.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Nateglinide may include:

• Low blood sugar, especially if meals are delayed or skipped
• Runny nose or nasal congestion
• Cough or cold-like symptoms
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Nausea
• More frequent low blood sugar may occur with the 120 mg strength if meals are inconsistent

• Use extra caution if you often skip meals, because Glinate 120 mg Tablet can cause low blood sugar when food intake is low.
• Tell your doctor if you have liver disease, since nateglinide may need careful monitoring.
• Alcohol can raise the risk of blood sugar swings and low blood sugar.
• Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how Glinate 120 mg affects you.
• If you take other diabetes medicines, your doctor may need to adjust treatment to reduce hypoglycemia risk.
• Do not use this medicine for type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis.
• If you have symptoms of low blood sugar, treat it promptly and contact your healthcare professional if episodes repeat.

• Insulin
• Sulfonylureas such as glipizide or glyburide
• Certain strong CYP2C9 or CYP3A4 inhibitors, which can raise nateglinide levels
• Beta-blockers, which may mask signs of low blood sugar
• Other medicines that lower blood sugar

Store Glinate 120 mg Tablet at room temperature in its original strip/box, away from excess heat, moisture, and light.