Generic name:glipizide [ GLIP-i-zide ]
Brand names: Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL
Drug class:Sulfonylureas
What is Glucotrol?
Glucotrol is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels by helping your pancreas produce insulin.
Glucotrol is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Glucotrol is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
Warnings
You should not use Glucotrol if you have diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment).
Before taking Glucotrol, tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver disease, chronic diarrhea or a blockage in your intestines, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD), a disorder of your pituitary or adrenal glands, a history of heart disease, or if you are malnourished.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Glucotrol if you are allergic to glipizide, or if you have diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment).
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
liver or kidney disease;
chronic diarrhea, or a blockage in your intestines; or
an enzyme deficiency called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD).
Follow your doctor's instructions about using Glucotrol if you are pregnant or you become pregnant. Controlling diabetes is very important during pregnancy, and having high blood sugar may cause complications in both the mother and the baby. However, you may need to stop taking Glucotrol for a short time just before your due date.
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