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Permalink Reply by foodiemcbody on April 11, 2009 at 10:59pm

Thanks EVERYONE for the warm welcome, the support, the info and tips. I so so appreciate. I had a better BG afternoon and evening, much to my relief. I still don't really know why...
Anyway, I was so moved by the incredible support. THANK YOU ALL. I know I will have a ton more questions as the days/weeks/months continue...

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Permalink Reply by Kristy on April 11, 2009 at 12:14pm

If I'm not mistaken, it takes a few weeks (two or three) for metformin to really start working.. The numbers are not BAD.. try not to worry too much..Stress is a huge factor so just try to stay calm.. You'll get the hang of it! AND.. Welcome to TuDiabetes!

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Permalink Reply by Anthony Holko on April 11, 2009 at 12:34pm

Chicken pot pie is full of starch (which turns into blood sugar immediately) so it is not surprising that BG went high still not disastrously high but probably high enough to kill your pancreas on the long run.

I am not sure if 500 mg of metformin per day will do anything. There is not much you can do with the tools you have except eat as little carbohydrates as possible to try and keep your BG in the normal range and do as much exercise as possible.

In your case a little bit of insulin would do marvels and keep the BG normal at all times. According to Dr. Bernstein this would most likely keep your pancreas alive for ever or at least a long time. This would keep your disease in a manageable range and a only a minor nuisance, once your pancreas dies it becomes your worst nightmare. However to get this would need a Doctor with a really open mind. In Canada you are not allowed insulin until your pancreas dies completely. This is a criminal attitude in my opinion that turns a difficult but manageable disease into your worst nightmare. I know from personal experience.

If you exercise less than 1 hour it is not unreasonable that your blood sugar will go up a bit since exercise is a stress and the stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol will make the liver pump out a lot of sugar. Don't wory about that, the insulin resistance reduction from the exercise is well worth the temporary increase in BG.

Morning fasting of 110 would be considered wonderful by most diabetics. Hope it stay that way.

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on April 12, 2009 at 12:21am

Hi Skeeto,

Welcome to our community. Glad you jumped right in. Ask anything you need to know! There's also a wealth of info here from past discussions you can search.

Normal fasting is under 100 & 110 isn't awful by any means, but shooting for as close to normal is a worthy goal. Too many doctors take the attitude that higher readings are "good enough." Our greatest chance for staying healthy is to aim for as normal as possible.

Though dawn phenonmenon is more prevalent in Type 1, Type 2s can have dawn phenonmenon. One thing that helps is eating when you get up to prevent your liver from dumping even more glucose. Not eating & exercising can send your BG high. The fact that you were only barely higher at 117 is great, especially given the margin of error of meters. I'm Type 1. If I eat nothing in the morning, my BG creeps up & gets high. Learned this the hard way. Feels counter productive to eat, but it actually helps if dawn phenon is at work.

Second the suggestion to check out Jenny's wonderful site & book http://www.bloodsugar101.com.

Testing frequently is great! Keep doing it. The best tool we have to learn how food, meds, exercise effect us. If you're not, keep a record of your readings to show to your endo.

Hope we hear from you often.

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Permalink Reply by foodiemcbody on April 12, 2009 at 7:38am

Well, for the third morning in a row my Bg was elevated. Just woke up and it was 120. I'll go eat now (carb? protein?) -- whole wheat English muffin with some cheese?? Then I'll walk. And thanks for the book/site recommendation - I"ll check it out right now.

Again, I really appreciate the support. It's huge. I can't tell you.

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on April 12, 2009 at 9:50am

The more carbs you eat (English muffin), the higher your numbers:) Limit your carbs & use them for healthy veggies.

Happy to help.

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