What is glyburide used for?

Glyburide is used to treat high blood sugar levels caused by a type of diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) called type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, your body does not work properly to store excess sugar and the sugar remains in your bloodstream.

Is glipizide the same as gliclazide?

Gliclazide had the lowest secondary failure rate (7%) and was significantly better than glipizide (25.6% failures in five years), but the difference relative to glibenclamide (17.9%) just failed to reach the threshold of significance.

Can glipizide damage kidneys?

While glipizide is not believed to cause considerable kidney damage, people who have kidney disease may experience more episodes of low blood sugar taking glipizide than with some other medications. People with kidney problems or kidney disease may have a harder time clearing the drug from their bodies.

Does glyburide lower A1C?

Glyburide/metformin patients with baseline A1C >/= 8 experienced a significantly (p < 0.0001) greater decrease in A1C of 2.93% compared to 1.92% for glyburide co-administered with metformin.

What are the common side effects of gliclazide?

This medication may cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) which manifests as dizziness, weakness, drowsiness, headache, sweating, nervousness, shaking, tingling of the hands or feet, hunger, fast heartbeat.

Which is better metformin or gliclazide?

In conclusion, gliclazide does not support weight loss in obese non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients to the same extent as metformin but the difference between the two drugs is small. Gliclazide is a suitable oral hypoglycaemic agent for use in the obese diabetic who cannot be controlled by diet alone.

Which is worse metformin or glipizide?

Another comparative trial found that metformin provided better blood sugar control than glipizide. Those taking metformin in the study had better fasting plasma glucose levels than glipizide after 24, 36, and 52 weeks. Those taking metformin also had a lower HbA1c level than those taking glipizide after 52 weeks.

What do minidiab tablets look like?

Minidiab tablets are white, round, biconvex and scored so that they can be broken in half. Each pack contains 100 tablets in blister strips. The active ingredient in Minidiab is glipizide. Each Minidiab tablet contains 5 milligrams of glipizide.

How does minidiab work in the body?

Minidiab belongs to a group of medicines called sulphonylureas. These medicines lower high blood glucose by increasing the amount of insulin produced by your pancreas. If your blood glucose is not properly controlled, you may experience hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) or hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose).

What are the ingredients in minidiab?

Each Minidiab tablet contains 5 milligrams of glipizide. Each tablet also contains: cellulose, maize starch, stearic acid and lactose monohydrate. This leaflet was revised in October 2019.