Glimepiride and Diarrhea: What Users Say

• lja...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 4, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "I did not like the diarrhea I had with Metformin, so Dr. put me on glimepiride. My A1C is around 7, but that is not the problem. The constant lows and weakness are getting unbearable. No matter what kind of breakfast I have or if I take a whole pill due to a bigger breakfast or half a pill with a small breakfast, by 4:30 or later, I have crashed to 70 and below. I have even had a 57, and once a 50 with a scary dizzy spell. Once I walk the dogs, do shopping, or anything, I drop like a rock and feel almost too weak to fix something to eat to bring my BS up. I can’t always be eating snacks, I’m out and about and overweight enough to not want to eat just to keep from going too low. I hate this medication, and next Dr. appointment, I guess I’ll have to try Metformin again. I feel this pill is dangerous because of my everyday low readings."

• Cha...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 15, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "I’ve had nothing but stomach pain and diarrhea as side effects from glimepiride. I didn’t take it for 2 days just to see what would happen. My tummy felt better, I could finally eat. Then, on the third day, I took it with dinner, bam, up at 5 a.m. to the bathroom. I was given two new pills at the same time, so it’s got to be one of them causing this. Amaryl (glimepiride) I believe is what’s doing it. My sugar levels are great taking only 1/2 mg daily. But the side effects are just not working for me."

• Hon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 11, 2018

For Type 2 Diabetes "I just started glimepiride 2 mg 3 days ago, so far, no effects, just hungry... I was on metformin 500 mg at first. It gave me real bad side effects: diarrhea, urinating all the time, and losing 2 lbs a day. Glimepiride seems to work better for me."

• lad...
• January 2, 2015

Glimepiride for Type 2 Diabetes "Stomach pain and loose stools."