Generic name:glyburide [ GLYE-bue-ride ]
Brand names: DiaBeta, Glynase PresTab
Drug class:Sulfonylureas
What is DiaBeta?
DiaBeta is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This medicine is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
DiaBeta may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not use DiaBeta if you are being treated with bosentan (Tracleer), or if you have diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment). DiaBeta is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use DiaBeta if you are allergic to it, or if:
you are being treated with bosentan (Tracleer);
you have type 1 diabetes; or
you have diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment).
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
hemolytic anemia (a lack of red blood cells);
an enzyme deficiency called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD);
a nerve disorder affecting bodily functions;
liver or kidney disease; or
an allergy to sulfa drugs.
Before taking DiaBeta, tell your doctor if you have taken another oral diabetes medicine or used
