Diabetes, Type 2
"I have been a Type 2 diabetic since 2007.  I take Glipizide which is very effective at keeping my blood sugar levels down.  But everyday it gives me an upset stomach and diarrhea which has me miserable.  Just yesterday I had to stop what I was doing and rush home to the toilet.  Horrible!  Just imagine having terrible stomach pains and diarrhea everyday!  It wasn%u2019t until recently that I realized this was a side effect of the Glipizide.  I thought it was from foods containing Gluten that I have been eating.  I had tried Metformin and that is just as bad.  I%u2019m in the process of asking my doctor if there is something else I can take that won%u2019t upset my stomach so much.  Right now I%u2019m in between jobs but need to get back to work!  It%u2019s hard to"