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D-Phenylalanine | Starlix

Starlix (nateglinide) helps the body to make more insulin for a short time after meals, thus limits the blood-glucose level from going too high after food.

D-Phenylalanine diabetes medication

  • Brand name: Starlix (generic name: nateglinide)

Starlix is an oral type 2 diabetes medication you take whenever you eat to control mealtime spikes in your blood sugar.

Avoid Starlix / Nateglinide, if you

  • are pregnant or planning to get, or breast-feeding
  • have the liver disease

Possible side effects of Starlix / Nateglinide

  • low blood-glucose, also called hypoglycemia,
  • weight gain,
  • Dizziness