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    Condition: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    5/31/2012 5:17:00 AM

    Reviewer: glipizide, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 3

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 3

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 2

    Comment:
    Have had unrelenting extreme itching

    Condition: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    10/27/2011 6:16:20 PM

    Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 3

    Comment:
    Caused me to lose my flying physical (I take it in combination with metoporol). I had been on metformin alone and struggling to keep numbers in the 150 to 200 range. With glipizide numbers went down to 100-110

    Condition: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    1/13/2011 12:21:57 PM

    Reviewer: juila tate, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    i had some bowel movement until my body got adjust. now i am fine with it my blood sugar is great. alone with eating right.

    Condition: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    3/30/2010 4:16:15 PM

    Reviewer: Chew in DC, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    I am highly satisfied with this medication, though I have been fortunate with only minor side effects. However, I would like to note that if you do not have insurance or good prescription coverage, you can get these medications as 2 separate pills for MUCH less. The combo pill as listed costs approx $60/30 days, while you can get the separate pills (though you have to eat 2 pills vs just 1 at a ti ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    10/19/2009 10:58:36 PM

    Reviewer: lovestruck, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    For the last four years I have been insluin dependent but shown no signs of an anti body in my pancreous. My doctor put me on these pills but the problem was I now have to eat 24/7, hardly get to sleep, and have the worst stomach pains/noxious all the time. It does it's job, but the affects I don't know if it's worth it.

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