Patient was educated on the side effects of using Glipizide as follows:
- Excessive hunger
- The frequent episodes of hypoglycemia, secondary to use of Glipizide, result in increased appetite and hunger, leading to excessive eating.
- Photosensitivity
- Glipizide has the risk of causing photosensitivity.
- Individuals can present with sunburns and rashes on the exposed body parts.
- GI disturbance
- Patients taking Glipizide can frequently present with gastrointestinal disturbances, such as, nausea and vomiting.
- Hematological disturbances
- Patients taking Glipizide can sometimes present with hematological disturbances, such as, agranulocytosis, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and hemolytic anemia.
