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Glycosade FAQs

How much does Glycosade cost without insurance?

Glycosade is a non-prescription nutrition shake. Insured and uninsured customers can expect to pay $100.69 for Glycosade. With a SingleCare discount card and a prescription for Glycosade, you pay only $75.62.

Does Medicare cover Glycosade and how much does it cost?

Medicare prescription drug plans do not cover purchases of Glycosade. An easy way to reduce the cost of Glycosade is by using a SingleCare discount card with your prescription for Glycosade. A SingleCare Glycosade coupon reduces the price of Glycosade to $75.62.

Is there a generic of Glycosade?

Glycosade is a brand-name cornstarch that has high amylose and has been processed using heat and moisture to allow it to be better absorbed by the intestines. There are no generic or brand-name equivalents at this time.

What is Glycosade?

Glycosade is an over-the-counter modified cornstarch that helps maintain normal blood sugar for long periods of time in patients with glycogen storage disease.

Glycogen storage disease is a rare inherited condition that is potentially fatal. Less than one in 100,000 people are born with the condition. Glycogen storage disease is an enzyme disorder that affects the body's ability to convert glycogen to glucose, the sugar the body uses for energy. Glycogen builds up in the liver, and the patient has low blood sugar.

The standard therapy for glycogen storage disease is to eat uncooked cornstarch on a regular basis. Uncooked cornstarch is slowly absorbed by the intestines; it usually takes four hours to fully digest any amount of cornstarch, so cornstarch can help maintain normal blood sugar in a GSD patient for four hours. However, nighttime is a problem. Eight hours of sleep could lead to severe hypoglycemia. Patients must be awakened in the middle of the night and fed cornstarch to keep blood sugar levels normal through the night. Missed doses of cornstarch are potentially fatal.

Glycosade uses cornstarch with a high concentration of amylopectin, a starch, called waxy maize cornstarch. It is then treated with a heat-moisture process. This modified cornstarch can maintain normal glucose levels in GSD patients for several hours longer than uncooked cornstarch. When blood glucose levels do begin to fall, they fall more gradually than they do with uncooked cornstarch.

Glycosade is a non-prescription food but should only be taken under the guidance of a healthcare professional. Glycosade can be mixed with milk, unsweetened soy milk or almond milk, or sugar-free puddings, yogurt, or shakes. Do not mix with sugar or juice. Juice can break down the cornstarch.

What are the side effects of Glycosade?

Taken as directed, side effects will be minimal and rarely experienced. The most common side effects of Glycosade are stomach cramping and intestinal blockage. Active irritable bowel syndrome may cause problems with Glycosade therapy. Allergies are a small risk. Discontinue use of Glycosade|| if you notice an allergic reaction such as itching, rash, hives, or trouble breathing.

Most importantly, Glycosade does not always work much better than cornstarch in some patients. Because hypoglycemia can be a serious and even fatal medical condition, Glycosade should only be initiated under the care and observation of a physician.