Diabetes, Type 2
"I was on Actos for nine months.  At first it controlled my blood sugar well, but then I started to have blood sugar lows in the 40s, gained 28 pounds eating 1200 calories a day, swelling of feet and lower legs, and finally short term memory loss.  Got a second opinion on the drug.  Stopped it and all symptoms ceased within one week.  I have lost 12 of the 28 pounds.  I have lost 50 before this drug.  I am now on glipizide and metformin.  My blood sugar is a little higher but I feel so much better.  I took a difficult college class and got an A, so I know my brain is functioning better.  "