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glipizide

glipizide

1 8.2
A pill that lowers blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes
  • noun
  • /ɡlɪˈpɪzaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : glipizida
  • The doctor prescribed glipizide after determining that dietary changes alone were not enough to control her diabetes.

Examples

  • Patients often take glipizide to manage their blood sugar in conjunction with a healthy diet.

  • He switched from metformin to glipizide after discussing treatment options with his endocrinologist.

  • After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, her doctor prescribed glipizide to help manage her blood sugar.

  • The pharmacist explained the potential side effects of glipizide to the patient before dispensing the medication.

  • She takes glipizide every morning.

  • The doctor prescribed glipizide for her diabetes.

  • In the Nov. 4 Journal of the American Medical Association, the two report that after 15 weeks, people taking glipizide had significantly improved their blood sugar levels.

Synonyms

Glucotrol
vsglipizide
  • Specialized
7.3

A medicine for type 2 diabetes that makes the body release more insulin to lower blood sugar

is the nonbranded scientific name for that same medicine
sulfonylurea
vsglipizide
  • Specialized
7.4

A medicine that lowers blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes

is one specific oral medicine within that broader class stimulating insulin release

Surface Forms

glipizide singular
glipizides plural

Etymology

Glipizide can be remembered by breaking it into gli-, which sounds like 'glucose', and the drug ending -zide or -ide, a helpful way to think of it as a medicine for blood sugar. So, glipizide works by helping the pancreas release insulin to lower blood sugar.