Take a look at over the counter Berberine
I got a 5mg dose of Glipizide once a day and found it made my blood sugar plunge too low if I did not eat right before or right after taking it. I cut my pills in half and take 2.5mg twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the evening and I think things are much more stable now.
As to no side effects I would say any chemical you put in your body there is going to be a side effect but the question is whether the side effect is less than the disease.
My daily levels were too erratic, was on metformin/glipizide. My doc never liked glpizide, replaced it with invokana. Works great, but I suspect it would be expensive without my insurance.
If I’m not mistaken, glipize is the generic name for glucatrol. It’s been around for a long time, my husband was on it for years..and it was expensive then. I used it too for a short time but my blood sugar bottomed out daily and I had to stop it. About a year later, blood sugar was up again and nothing would bring it down except for insulin. One doc put me on actos which did nothing for me. She accused me of not following a diabetic diet bit the fact of the matter was that my blood sugar increase made.me so sick I had a hard time eating at all! I fired her because her assumption was so wrong, and she kept lowering the dose to force me to eat differently. She wouldn’t listen to me.
My new doc realized I wasn’t a type two, but a type one! He put me on insulin and I’ve been right as rain ever since unless *I * mess up.
Then it came to be known that actos causes bladder cancer!
Different meds work differently on different people. Oneans medicine is another man’s poison.
I’m glad you found one that agrees with you.
If I’m not mistaken, glipize is the generic name for glucatrol. It’s been around for a long time, my husband was on it for years..and it was expensive then. I used it too for a short time but my blood sugar bottomed out daily and I had to stop it. About a year later, blood sugar was up again and nothing would bring it down except for insulin. One doc put me on actos which did nothing for me. She accused me of not following a diabetic diet bit the fact of the matter was that my blood sugar increase made.me so sick I had a hard time eating at all! I fired her because her assumption was so wrong, and she kept lowering the dose to force me to eat differently. She wouldn’t listen to me.
My new doc realized I wasn’t a type two, but a type one! He put me on insulin and I’ve been right as rain ever since unless *I * mess up.
Then it came to be known that actos causes bladder cancer!
Different meds work differently on different people. Oneans medicine is another man’s poison.
I’m glad you found one that agrees with you.
Lots of info about psyllium studies available online.
http://www.healthline.com/health/glipizide-oral-tablet#other-warnings6
The more common side effects that can occur with glipizide tablets include low blood sugar and digestive problems such as nausea, diarrhea, or constipation. Allergic reaction like red, itchy, or dry skin and skin rashes.
It’s also been tied into Liver problems that can include yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice), stomach pain and swelling, swelling in your legs and ankles (edema), nausea and vomiting.
Examples of drug catagories that can cause interactions with glipizide are listed below:
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), Antifungal medications, Drugs that contain salicylate, Drugs that contain sulfonamide Blood thinner medication, Heart and blood pressure medications (beta blockers), Diuretics, Corticosteroids, Anti-psychotic, anti-nausea, and anti-vomiting medications, Heart and blood pressure medications (calcium channel blockers). Each one of these catagories had at least two medications that were a problem. This list didn’t display those that caused higher readings, but they exist. You notice that a few of the medication catagories covered some basic areas like over the counter pain relief like aspirin or ibuprofen. I didn’t find tylonol.
There are severe warnings of use by people with liver or kidney problems, while consuming alcohol, people with enzyme deficiency, pregnant or breastfeeding women, senior whose body will not process it quickly enough, or for children under 18.
I also noticed during my research that the people who are getting relief from their high numbers were type twos under 200. The illness progresses no matter what you use and if the drug is not for higher relief, then it will go by the wayside in time So as you can see, it may seem to be a short term assistance, but it’s got a lot of baggage and could be death threatening. Be careful.
rwood
She says to stick with the Glipizide if it is working for you.
We recently had to get a new family physician after our previous one died of cancer. The new doctor tried to put her on the newer insulin products and she read him the riot act. He backed down fast. She knows this stuff cold.
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Diagnosed Type 2 in 2000. Did everything the doctors told me to do until 2014... then I told them all to go to hell. I was being severely over-medicated... Daily Victoza shot, daily insulin shot, metformin, glipizide, statins, etc... on and on. My siblings thought I was dying when they saw me. Returned to medical care 3 months ago due to cognitive issues... At that time my A1C was 15.1 and blood sugars around 500. Today my A1C came in at 7.7 and I’m happy with it. Cognitive issues are slowly abating. Daily, I’m taking 30u insulin, 1500mg Metformin, 9mg glimepiride, 600mg Red Yeast Rice w/CQ10 and 54mg fenofibrate. I’m sold on the glimepiride... very effective drug. Victoza has been linked to pancreatic cancer. The lawyers love it.
I was prescribed Glucotrol (Glipzide) in the 1980s and it worked okay as far as the A1C is concerned. However I had a very low blood sugar where I blacked out but was running down the hallway. I had no indication it was coming on, no change in diet, etc. Scared me and I eventually I got my regime controlled with Lantus insulin.
I think everyone has a chance of different reactions and I wish you well. Do check your blood sugar frequently (four times daily which may be excessive) I’m lucky in that I get a “vague thought/dizzy” feeling most of the time. I’m falling apart with kidney, exhaustion and arthritis in my old age.
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