Metforim, Januvia, something else?
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| Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:34am |
I think I am about to the point of needing to do more than diet. I want an idea when I go in what route I would like to go.
Doesn't metforim cause lows? Januvia doesn't though does it? Can you take it be itself? I suppose byetta would be a possibility but I don't know if I could do shots. I know some of you do now...........
My numbers scare me. I can't get them back down. The last few days they have been higher than I like. REALLY higher than I like! This morning, It was 130. Before lunch it was 140. Think before supper it was 159 and about 3 hours later 189. And that is without eating any carbs inbetween! And eating pretty darn healthy! Breakfast... 1 scrambled egg on a ww muffin and a slice of cheese. I did later have an atkins drink with 2 net carbs. For lunch I had a crab cake, no filler, a lettuce salad with blue cheese dressing, left over steamed cauliflower and a sugar free jello. Only thing in between was swiss cheese. For supper, a prepared chicken kiev, I can't remember but it think 11 grams of carbs. I bit over a serving of brussel sprouts (9 grams) and a slice of tomato and about a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese (5 grams of carbs. And sliced peaches for 5 grams too.
I have noticed before that if I don't eat enough carbs my glucose is up. Could I have done that?
I hurt my leg about a month ago and have not been able to be on it.. broke a bloodvessel and not pretty!
Thoughts, ideas?

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Please look at the info that came with your metforim.
Cheryl,
You must be on XR because you can split the regular metformin.
I think that any doctor which starts a person on 500 mgm twice per day should try it on themselves! That is cruel and I wish Susan had listened to me.
I think I am on the xr but I thought it would be good for her to check to make sure that is not what hers is before she starts splitting it.
My last FBG was somewhere in the teens (like 118 or thereabouts) which was surprisingly good - when I test myself first thing in the morning, it usually runs more like 120-125. We already do watch the glycemics of foods (for instance, celery root aka celeriac, looks and cooks a lot like potato but is lower glycemically). I don't do the absolute tightest control values but I do use the endocrinologist levels which tend to be a little tighter than the ADA values. Kinda hard to not eat whole grains, beans and legumes when that's pretty much all my proteins - can't eat eggs (digestive yuck), do eat some cheese and yogurt, eat fish maybe once a week, poultry less than that, red meat never. By portion controlling things, I've found what works for me. Glad you've found what works for you.
--Deb
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