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Reviewer: duffy25, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I am a 56 Year Old adult. I was a type II Diabetic (High Sugars). I had Gastric Bypass Surgery and I Lost 75 Pounds and became "Undiabetic". However, as a result of the surgery my sugars started to tank down to between 40-60. My endocrinologist put me on Proglycem( 2.5 ml, Two times a day). The Low Sugars went away but now my sugars are always in the 200-300 range. It is one the noted si
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Reviewer: CHImama, 0-2 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Yes the medicine tastes terrible. Yes, it causes hair growth. But, that is a very simple trade for my son being alive and stable. This medication has kept my son alive from congenital hyperinsulinism.
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Reviewer: Nana, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I am 33 years old. I have been taking this medication for about three months. Taste horrible difficult to get it down. works good with juice. Horrible side effects Dizziness Nauseas and vomiting. That's with dose changes. I have noticed I have become very forgetful and tired all the time.
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Reviewer: Linda, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Caregiver)
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My son has been taking Proglycem since he was 3 months old. He is now 24 and is still on it. It works wonderful....and as long as it still works, I refuse to let them do surgery on him to remove part of his pancreas (which is not a common procedure). When he was a baby, I would squeeze his cheeks together and squirt it in. When he was 5, he was able to take the capsules, but that didn't last l
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Reviewer: hyperinsulinism mom, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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My 7 month old has taken this drug for 2 months. It tastes horrible and is very difficult to make an infant take a whole dose of something that taste so bad. It also has bad side effects. He grew hair on his forehead and this really bothered me!
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