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concern about med.
- Diabetes - Type 2 Community
is glipizide 10mg the same as glyburide 5mg / because my husband was drinking the gyburide and when we went for the new prescription it had changed to glipizide and he hasn't felt good since the change do i call his doctor


unsure if I should
- Diabetes - Type 2 Community
I am a type 2 diabetic and I concerned about fasting (religious) and taking glipizide. I have been on metformin for over 14 years and have had to recently add glucotrol to my regimen. I do not have any low blood sugar symptoms at all and I am scared of th...


Glipizide and weight gain
- Diabetes - Type 2 Community
Hi, I recently went on glipizide after a very bad reaction to victoza. I was losing weight, but now the glipizide is keeping me at the same weight. Has anyone had the experience that is the same? and is there a lower does that anyone has still been able to...


surgery and diabetes
- Diabetes Prevention & Pre-Diabetes Community
I routinely have blood sugars in the 150 range my A!C has been 7.7 and 8.2. I was suppose to have some foot surgery, but it was cancel because of the A1c. It is the 1st time I was told I couldn't have surgery because of the diabetes. My regular doctor si...


Taking glipizide before dinner when bs is 90.
- Diabetes - Type 2 Community
I also take 500mg metformin after a meal(breakfast and dinner) and was advised to take 5mg glipizide before meals (breakfast and lunch) but sometimes I measure my bs before and notice it's sometimes 70-90 . A little about me: I don't eat at regular interv...


Diabetic pills
- Diabetes - Type 2 Community
Is it OK to double, or tipple, your medication? I take Glipizide 10 mg. The reason asked is that I have been monitoring my glucose and it has been between 200 - 300, and I would like to lower my readings.


My doctor took me off actos and put me on glumetza.
- Diabetes - Type 2 Community
Due to a lot of weight gain. My doctor took me off actos and put me on glumetza. I also take glipizide. The gulmetza does not seem to be working for me. My sugars are in the 200 + - range. Is there another generation 1 or 2 diabetes medicine that I can tak...


When to talk to my doc or go to the ER
- Diabetes - Type 2 Community
Today my blood sugar has been having alot of problems, i'm a 22 year old with steroid induced diabetes and my blood sugar has been in the lows of 42-60, I ate and had some glucose gel which brought it into the 80's but about an hour later it dropped again ...


Sweating with diabetes
- Diabetes - Type 2 Community
My husband has type II diabetes and the last few days he has been sweating very bad, his pillow is soaked when he wakes up in the morning. We have started taking his blood sugar levels when this happens and it's always over 250. Can anyone tell me what i...


Diabetes
- Diabetes - Type 2 Community
I have elevated liver enzymes due to hepatic adenoma. Currently taking glipizide for high blood sugar, but is causing side effects. Weight gain, extreme low blood sugar, restless sleep. What can I take instead that will not affect the liver?


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