glipizide

1 8.2

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

noun
/ɡlɪˈpɪzaɪd/

Specialized

: 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

sulfonylurea

vsglipizide

Specialized

1 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

Glucotrol

vsglipizide

Specialized

1 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

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.