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(also known as Thiazolidinedione, Pioglitazone)
Pioglitazone is used to treat a type of diabetes mellitus called type 2 diabetes. It may be used alone, with insulin, with metformin, or with another oral medicine called a sulfonylurea. Pioglitazone is to be used when diet and exercise do not result in good blood sugar control .
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Treatment Success Rate
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| Condition | Members | Success |
| Diabetes Type 2 | 197 |
79% |
| Polycystic Ovarian Synd... | 4 |
50% |
| Infertility | 2 |
50% |
| Diabetes Type 1 | 2 |
50% |
| Arthritis | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 78% (207
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OK
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working
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Working
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Actos worked fine; it was just a little expensive.
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gained weights
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It worked great for me until I lost wieght and went off of it for awhile. Gain wieght and went back on it the experienced terrible leg cramp.
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still taking it
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It's working along with my other meds, and my not eating a lot of processed high carb foods.
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??????
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fine
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working good,no side effects
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It is still working. Was off it for a bit but am on it again
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Didn't really work that well. Stopped it soon after starting it.
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Very Helpful
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i take once a dayworks
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I was on Actos and I did gain weight and it didn't do anything for my blood sugar. Actos now has a Black Box warning on it. Talk to her about Metfor... [More] -
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If you have an option to take something else, then do so. I was on Actos for a month and I gained 15 pounds. Not easy to take it off now. Don't tak... [More] -
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I take actos, and haven't gained any weight. My doctor suggests adding byetta with actos, but to be honest I have yet to really grasp the shot everyda... [More] -
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MY wife and I both had severe joint pains from actos, we know it was actos cause the pains didn't start until we took actos n they stopped not long af... [More] -
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IF YOU HAVE A CHOICE DON'T TAKE IT. I AM CURRENTLY ON ACTOS AND AM HAVEING LIVER INFLAMATION AND ALSO HAVE A TON OF PAIN IN THE JOINTS THAT IS CAUSED... [More]
