Dose Glipizide for Type 2 Diabetes cause weight loss?"

[Jengi]

My grandmother is on Glipizide and appears to be losing weight. She is thin and dose not need to lose weight.

[ladypam]

Medications often have different effects on each individual, and this includes glipizide. Did your grandmother's eating habits change? Sometimes, it may cause loss of appetite which may account for the weight loss. Glipizide acts by producing more insulin to bring down blood sugar levels. If there is really a marked weight loss, I would suggest that you consult her doctor about it since it may be a sign of something else.

Hope this helps.

[Jengi]

thanks for your reply. Yes, she's losing appetite.

[ladypam]

you're welcome Jengi