| Key to ratings for amaryl: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 5 | Try something new | Amaryl threw my blood sugar very low the first few days, maybe because I was in a turmoil of decluttering my house and doing a lot of physical stuff. It definitely is a wonderdrug, I was on Actos 45 mg for quite a few years with swollen face and very swollen legs that hurt. I have lost 10 pounds and feel wonderful. | I love this drug and hope that it will continue to let me wake up in the morning to 95-100 blood sugar instead of fighting a 150-160 all day long with metformin and actos. | F | 54 | 1 months | 7/19/2009 | 4 | Diabetes Type II | When I get up later in the morning, Amaryl tends to drop my readings into the 60s and 70s in the afternoon. I'm learning to anticipate the symptoms of empty stomach, weak legs and a general sensation of weakness, and have some sugar to control it. But it's quite unnerving. It seems to work, though... | I've been on 2000 mg of Glucophage plus Actos for years... but did not observe a diet at all and my last A1C was 7.7... my doc got upset and gave me Amaryl. I have a suspicion I could drop Amaryl and avoid flour, potatoes, sugars, etc. and maybe achieve similar results. | M | 72 | 2 months | 3/31/2009 | 4 | high sugar | none i know of | F | 61 | | 11/9/2008 | 4 | Type 2 Diabetes | Low blood sugars. | I have followed the appropriate eating plan and have been exercising, and the doctor has already cut the Amaryl down to 1 mg a day. I suspect I'll be getting off of it soon. It's doing its job too well. The bad thing is that I have to eat to the blood sugar level when it goes down and that negates any weight loss efforts, which in the long run are a major goal in control of my type 2. | F | 53 | 2 months | 8/10/2008 | 4 | lower blood sugars | some nausea, dizziness | BS levels dropped like a brick! was already taking Actos & 2 metformin--doc added amaryl and 2 more metformin. I also gave up refined sugars but still eat fruits. fasting BS in the 80s and 90s (whoa!)--evening BS in the 120s-140s | F | 48 | 4 days | 3/24/2008 | 4 | Type 2 Diabetes | Late afternoon hypoglycemia. Not much of a problem for me. | I tried Avandia and Actos with no apparent improvement in blood sugars. Recently added Amaryl to metformin plus Actos (which I've taken for several years) and saw improvement in FBG levels and after dinner values as well within 3 weeks. Very happy so far. Remember Type 2 is a heterogenous condition hence some T2s benefit more than others. | M | 63 | 8 days | 2/5/2008 | 1 | Type 2 Diabetic | Took in A.M. Went to bed at 10:00 P.M. with ice cold hands, lower legs and feet. Thundering irregular heartbeat began and ran in intervals for several hours. | I would not recommend to anyone sensitive to drugs. Apparently I am. | F | 64 | 1 days | 1/17/2008 | 4 | diabetes | None. | It does not bring my blood sugar down to an acceptable level. I will have to take meds to assist the amaryl. I take 8 mg a day and do not have any side effects that I have noticed. | F | 37 | 30 days | 1/9/2008 | 5 | Type ll | Took 2mg in the morning and wow, it would lower by blood sugar down into the 70's. I could feel it when it was low. So now I take 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 at night. Morning readings are in the 90's vs 130's + before taking the drug. Also on a strict weight loss program...modified ( Optifast ) and hope to get off meds with sufficient weight loss. | Also have been taking Glucophage for a number of years....no real affect on my blood sugar...also Actos for several years...still not much affect...Amaryl seemed to be the " magic bullet ". | M | 57 | 8 days | 7/31/2007 | 4 | Type II | At first, light headedness. | Long term, it is the best thing that has kept my blood sugar under control. At first it can be rough to adjust to, but long term it has bee the best. | M | 34 | 6 years | 6/23/2007 | 5 | Type 2 Diabetes | None at all-- however it took a few weeks to start working-- blood sugar is now normal. | I take this with Avandia (called Avandaryl, made by GSK) and 2 500MG tablets of Metformin, and it works great at keeping my blood sugars normal-- I eat pretty much a normal diet too. | M | 38 | 5 months | 9/11/2006 | 5 | diabetes II | none | I didn't like takeing it in the evening, it would keep me awake. I am highly sensitive to caffine, so maybe some connection. Lowered my A1c from 7.5 to 5.5 in 4 months time. | M | 48 | 9 months | 10/27/2005 | 5 | diabetes 2 | none | Amaryl along with some exercise and eating ajustments have been keeping my BS in the normal range. | F | 58 | 3 years | 8/12/2005 | 4 | High blood sugar - Diabetes II | I am reviewing this on behalf of my 93-year old mother. Amaryl worked well in keeping her blood sugar levels down. She took 1/2 of a 2mg pill every morning after breakfast. If we didn't make sure she had some carbs from lunch onward, her levels would sometimes drop into the 70s. The pill tended to lose some effectiveness after about 12 hours, and her numbers would be in the 120s pre-breakfasst. I wanted to give her a 1/2 pill a.m. and 1/2 p.m., but her doctor said it would be too difficult to cut the pill evenly enough to get the dosage consistent. After a few low p.m. readings, he took her off Amaryl in September. We're trying to manage by diet alone, which is quite difficult. We only do 2 readings per day, and I worry about how high her levels go after meals. I had tested her after Oatmeal for breakfast (when taking Amaryl) and it would get her levels up 80+ points post prandial. | F | 93 | 1 years | 10/22/2004 | 4 | High blood sugar | None | Worked well for several years but effects gradually diminished and started insulin (lantus) Lantus much more effective keeping blood sugar low and stable than amaryl. | M | 58 | 3 years | 4/24/2004 | 4 | High blood sugar | None | Worked well for several years but effects gradually diminished and started insulin (lantus) Lantus much more effective keeping blood sugar low and stable than amaryl. | M | 58 | 3 years | 4/24/2004 | 4 | high blood sugar | none noticed | Has been working well for me. | M | 42 | 4 years | 1/11/2004 |
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ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |