General Info:

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

Sometimes diet and exercise aren't enough. You watch what you eat, stay physically active and take the diabetes medication prescribed by your doctor — but your blood sugar may still be too high. Maybe it's time to speak with your doctor to see if Starlix is right for you.

Starlix (Nateglinide) works by helping your pancreas release insulin, a hormone that controls the amount of sugar in your blood. One of the jobs of your pancreas is to make sure that you don't have too much, or too little, sugar in your blood. It does this by quickly releasing insulin after you eat. If insulin isn't released, the sugar can't leave your blood and enter your cells.

Starlix (Nateglinide) helps your body release insulin early, right at the start of a meal, when your body really needs it to help control mealtime blood sugar spikes. And that's important to lower your overall blood sugar.