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Glipizide is a type of sulfonylurea drug used to manage diabetes mellitus. It works by stimulating the pancreas to release more insulin, which helps to lower high blood glucose levels. This class of drugs is considered a hypoglycemic agent. A common side effect of sulfonylureas, including glipizide, is hypoglycemia, or abnormally low blood sugar, particularly in elderly patients with impaired liver or kidney function.12

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diabetes mellitus
Drugs used to control blood glucose levels
Sulfonylureas, such as glipizide and glimepiride, are considered hypoglycemic agents because they stimulate the release of insulin from beta cells in the pancreas, thus reducing blood glucose levels. The most common side effect associated with sulfonylureas is hypoglycemia (abnormally low blood glucose levels), which occurs most often in…
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Sulfonylureas, such as glipizide and glimepiride, are considered hypoglycemic agents because they stimulate the release of insulin from beta cells in the pancreas, thus reducing blood glucose levels. The most common side effect associated with sulfonylureas is hypoglycemia (abnormally low blood glucose levels), which occurs most often in…
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