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Glimepiride is used with diet and exercise to treat type II (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes (formerly 'adult-onset'). Glimepiride stimulates your pancreas to make more insulin and also makes your body more sensitive to insulin. Glimepiride may be used with or without insulin. Glimepiride is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Glimepiride comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It usually is taken once a day. The tablet should be taken with breakfast or the first big meal of the day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Glimepiride exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Continue to take Glimepiride even if you feel well. Do not stop taking Glimepiride without talking to your doctor. |