what do people take glipizide for?

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Glipizide (Class-Sulfonylurea):
It is used to treat type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes (formerly 'adult-onset'), particularly in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone. Glipizide lowers blood sugar by stimulating the pancreas to secrete insulin and helping the body use insulin efficiently. The pancreas MUST BE capable of producing insulin for this medication to work. Glipizide is not used to treat type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes (formerly 'juvenile-onset').
The usual starting dose when using immediate release tablets is 5 mg administered 30 minutes before a meal. The maximum dose is 40 mg daily. Doses higher than 15 mg per day should be divided (Immediate-release tablets; 5mg, 10mg Extended-release tablets; 2.5, 5, %26 10 mg).Glipizide Side-Effects (They don't usually occur with the usual therapeutic Dose Range generally prescribed):
* skin rash
* itching or redness
* exaggerated sunburn
* yellowing of the skin or eyes
* light-colored stools
* dark urine
* unusual bleeding or bruising
* fever
* sore throat

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Glipizide is an antidiabetic agent that belongs to the sulfonylurea family of drugs. It is used by people with diabetes to lower their blood sugar. It works by increasing insulin secretion from the pancreas and making tissues more sensitive to insulin.

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Glipizide
Glipizide is an oral medium-to-long acting anti-diabetic drug from the sulfonylurea class.
It is available under the brand name Glucotrol by Pfizer, originally available in 1984. Pfizer sells Glucotrol in doses of 5 and 10 milligrams and Glucotrol XL (an extended release form of glipizide) in doses of 2.5, 5, and 10 milligrams. Other companies sell generic forms of glipizide, most commonly extended release tablets of 5 and 10 milligrams.

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