Understanding Gliclazide and Its Role in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Gliclazide is an oral medication belonging to the sulfonylurea class used to lower blood sugar levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes by stimulating insulin release from the pancreas.

Gliclazide FAQ

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Can I take gliclazide If I have diabetes?

If you're going to have an operation, tell the doctor you're taking gliclazide. This is because it increases your risk of low blood sugar during the operation. If you have diabetes, you can get free prescriptions for all your medicines, not just the diabetes ones. You will need to have a medical exemption certificate.

Why does Gliclazide increase my risk of low blood sugar?

This is because gliclazide increases your risk of low blood sugar during the operation. Low blood sugar can be difficult to detect when a general anaesthetic (that puts you to sleep) is used. For a few days around the time of your operation, your doctor may temporarily switch you to insulin instead.

What is gliclazide used for?

It is an oral hypoglycaemic medicine (blood sugar lowering drug). Gliclazide tablets are used to keep blood sugar at the correct level in adults with non-insulin dependent diabetes when it is not controlled by diet, physical exercise and weight loss alone. If you are breast-feeding (see Pregnancy and breast-feeding).

What are the brands of gliclazide?

Brand names: Dacadis, Diamicron, Edicil, Glydex, Laaglyda, Lamzarin, Nazdol, Vamju, Ziclaseg and Zicron. Find out how gliclazide treats type 2 diabetes and how to take it. NHS medicines information on gliclazide – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

What does gliclazide do to your body?

Gliclazide is a type of medicine known as a sulfonylurea. Sulfonylureas increase the amount of insulin that your pancreas makes. Insulin is the hormone that controls the level of sugar in your blood. When will I feel better? You may not have had any symptoms of diabetes, so you will not necessarily feel any different when you take gliclazide.

What are gliclazide tablets?

What Gliclazide tablets are and what they are used for Gliclazide tablets contain the active substance gliclazide, one of a group of medicines called sulfonylureas. It is an oral hypoglycaemic medicine (blood sugar lowering drug).

What is liclazide and how does it work?

Gliclazide is a type of medicine known as a sulfonylurea. Sulfonylureas increase the amount of insulin that your pancreas makes. Insulin is the hormone that controls the level of sugar in your blood.