Glipizide for Diabetes, Type 2 User Reviews (Page 3)
Brand names: Glucotrol, GlipiZIDE XL, Glucotrol XL
Glipizide has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 63 reviews for the treatment of Diabetes, Type 2. 49% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 29% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Glipizide
- Flyfi...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- May 21, 2024
"With Metformin, I had terrible kidney pain immediately as well as diarrhea. Have been taking Glipizide for 9 years, first 2.5 then after 5 years 5mg. BS runs about 112 and A1C 6.7. Beginning to have some early morning tremors and occasional shakes. Not sure if it's the Glipizide or not, so I'm researching new inexpensive drugs. I find some of these reviews downright scary! Not to mention expensive. I actually would recommend Glipizide."
- Janet
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 24, 2024
"I’m type 2, and my BS kept spiking up just past the normal range even on a good diet. Dr. started me at 2.5 because I’ve had issues with all other meds. This dosage dropped my levels down about 30 points. Started on the full dose of 5.0 and it lowered it too low, like in the 70’s. Yikes! I’m told to go off it completely for now to see what happens, but honestly I’d like to stay on the 2.5 dose as it worked well for me. No side effects except a bit of constipation, but having IBS-D, I was fine with that!"
- Anonymous
- July 9, 2012
Glucotrol (glipizide) "I was taking it for 7 days had uncontrollable itching, it controlled my sugar really well but the itching was awful."
- helen...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- July 27, 2013
Glucotrol (glipizide) "I was put on Glipizide ER after having bad side effects from Metformin ER. Had the diarrhea with it. Have had no problems with Glipizide."
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- pagib...
- August 10, 2014
Glucotrol (glipizide) "I had severe headaches, muscle aches, anxiety. I felt flushed, skin excessively warm. Dizziness my eyeballs hurt. Nausea, vomiting, motion sickness yes motion sickness."
- Ms Jess
- January 25, 2016
"Ever since I was taken off Metformin and was prescribed Glipizide ER my A1C has drastically gone up to 8 and I've gained weight and my abdomen is huge as if I am 9 months pregnant."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- August 9, 2013
Glucotrol (glipizide) "I was on Metformin and had trouble with the Diarrhea side effects. Dr put me on Glipizide Er 10mgs. Works great and no side effects. Added Januvia to my therapy. 6.4 A1c."
- bahai...
- October 27, 2008
Glucotrol (glipizide) "Works very well. No noticable side effects."
- dano
- December 27, 2011
"Since starting to take a low dose of glipizide, my distance vision has improved to where I don't need my glasses at all."
- Anonymous
- August 11, 2011
"Since going in the hospital with 790 count and staying 5 days. Since june 24th my count is 94--120 and its excellent."
- Anonymous
- July 26, 2009
"Must eat before taking this medication."
- Anonymous
- September 22, 2015
Glucotrol (glipizide) "Dropped sugar way to much"
- Jepnia
- January 5, 2016
"Severe stomach pain, nausea, headache after I stopped taking this for a couple of weeks, my symptoms went away. Started taking it again. All the above came back.."
- Bad...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 29, 2020
"I stopped my metformin and finally went to VA and I told doctor it gave me diarrhea so he gave me glipizide and now I am feeling better I hope it stays this way"
- row
- August 3, 2017
"If anything my sugar levels have increased while on this med."
- Dick
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- January 17, 2021
"Works for me with out the side effects of metformin"
- Diabe...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 30, 2017
GlipiZIDE XL (glipizide) "Fabulous drug. My patients are doing so much better with Glipizide XL. Getting them to goal. Easy to take and no pre meal dosing."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- March 25, 2017
"My doctor took me off Glipizide 5mg and put me on Toujeo insulin. My diabetes does not do as well as it did on Glipizide. Can I quit Toujeo insulin and go back to Glipizide 5mg?"
- Tarp
- Taken for 10 years or more
- September 26, 2020
"Totally under control for 20 Years"
- Cici
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- September 9, 2022
"Best experience with medicine for T2 Diabetes. I can take it 30 minutes before a meal and my glucose goes up < 50 points. Was very helpful with recent steroids that make my glucose go over 300z"
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"I was originally put on insulin as a type one diabetic , dr later decided I was a type 2 but my pancreas was on way out , I was put on metaformen and every other drug going and they all upset my stomach. Giplzide is the only one with no real side effects, I just get occasional hypo and dizzy head but that’s it"