Glucotrol (glipizide)

I use this medication along with Metformin and my sugar levels are now under control. Take 2 5mg tablets a day

Works great

No side affects so far

I have taken Glipizide for almost a year. It doesn't have the awful side effects I had with Metformin. I think it helps, and I do not have a problem with lows on this medication.

no side effects for me

Been taking it for 3 months now and it seems to be working fine for me. Have had no side effects from it.

My wife uses this medication along with her metformin and her sugar levels are now under control .

works well

I only took this medicine for 2 days. On the second day it drop my BG so low it took me two hours to bring it up and I almost had to go to the ER.

Drops BG rapidly.

I've been taking glipizide for 13 years now. I have find it to be working fairly well.. In the last couple of years however, I needed to add in a shot of latis solostar each day. I'm having a hard time controlling my b/s now.

Was very effectrive for a long time

Has just started to not be quite as effective as yet used to be.

I had serious problems with fluctuating blood glucose levels with this. I'd have episodes of dropping things, irritability, etc., but then I'd have problems with high levels. The worst was trying to teach a large lecture class when I couldn't form coherent thoughts.

Inexpensive.

didnt work for me

This works great.

Works great.

Really gives the Pancreas a work out. can even over work it. So now the Dr. has me on it ONLY on a PRN basis.

Did not work for me.

Has worked really well for me.. I took 2.5mg - 5mg (depending on sugar levels) with evening meal in addition to metformin to control overnight spikes. I found that before bed time I'd be getting readings in the 40's and 50's, and over night sugar levels being well within target range. After decreasing dosage over time, Dr. changed to on an 'as needed basis'.. End of May 09 Dr. took me off this med completely.

Controls sugars well.

Frequent low's, weight gain, some side effects - diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, headache and nausea.

Finally! Something that seems to be making a marked difference in my BG Levels. I finally had a 110 (and that was after eating a meal) I see great hope in this. I take 5mg at breakfast and 5mg at dinner. There is a light at the end of my tunnel!

It has dropped my postpiranial numbers by an average of 50 points. My fasting numbers have dropped about 40 points, and this is my first week on it.

None so far, except that I have to add another pill to my pill box.

didn't work for me

just started taking dont seem to be working well see

I've been taking this for many years. I take 10mg twice a day.

I have had no side effects.

I use to take this way back in the begining of my diagnois, what a mess that was. I could not get my sugars down still with this.

Nothing

Just made me want to eat, as if I needed to eat anymore than I already did. *sigh*

I dont like this med Ive gained lots of weight and from reading everyones review imnot the only one craving sweets with this been on it 2 years just dont think its helping/

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weight gain and cravings

The extended-release version of this was the first oral med I was on. Along with diet, brought me down low enough that the doctor switched me to Glucophage XR (extended release metformin) six months after diagnosis "to preserve pancreatic function".

Where pancreatic function still exists, short-term use of long-acting sulfonylureas can stimulate the pancreas back into correct/sufficient action.

Recent studies show that long-acting sulfonylureas such as glipizide should only be used short-term, after which the pancreatic function has been shown to improve. Short-acting (mealtime) sulfonylureas may be better-suited for long-term (maintenance) use.

Seems to helping combined with my other two meds.

Nothing is working! Why so many meds?