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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 | 205 |
80% |
| Polycystic Ovarian Synd... | 4 |
50% |
| Infertility | 2 |
50% |
| Diabetes Type 1 | 2 |
50% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 79% (218
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Actos Reviews
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I have just stred this medication I really don't know yet if its doing its job.
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not taking anymore
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I tried them all, this really works well for me
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I only take actos once a day. But,it seems to help along with the glybride. I still have high readings, mostly because I've ate something I shouldn't have.
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IT SEEMS TO HELP BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE BAD PRESS ON THE DRUG
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Might be working
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I've been able to manage okay with this medication. It costly and I'm wondering if I should switch to Metaformin.
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seemed to work but was taken off when he had kidney problems
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Was on Actos + Met and it worked extremely well. They recently cut me back from two 15/500 mg pills/day to one.
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worked for awhile.
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switched to this from actoplus met as my kidneys were messed up bad!
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fbs 112 nornmally
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Gained weight after starting this medication.
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No problems
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just started
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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]
