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Permalink Reply by justgeo1 on August 24, 2011 at 5:27pm

No, I have cancer that started out as papillary thyroid cancer and has spread. I can deal with this too. I have many other health issues as well, but I deal with them too... I'm not going to role over and play dead for any disease!!!

Permalink Reply by Peetie on August 24, 2011 at 6:28pm

Sorry to hear that. It must be so difficult to balance everything. I hope you can find some answers on this site. Joanne

Permalink Reply by Christalyn on September 29, 2011 at 2:54am

Your are a newbie!!!! Please do the best you can and educate yourself about diabetes. I was on Byetta for a year and it lost its potency with me. It would drop my BS levels but the appetite suppression withered away. Metformin has been my best friend next to humalog. I was on actos but didn't feel it working very well.

Permalink Reply by Peetie on September 30, 2011 at 7:57pm

Gee Christalyn, I wish I was a newbie... well I guess I am on Tu/d.
Since I posted in August, so much has changed. First, most of the drugs like Byetta, Victoza etc. have been linked to cancer. Then, I was diagnosed with cancer myself. I'm not going to take the chance of taking these drugs as I have several other precancerous nodules etc. that are being closely monitored. I have to wait to have the cancer removed because it is on my leg above my knee and I have an infection in my thighs. I can't take the sulfs because they raised my bs from near normal to 10.1. The only thing I can take is Metformin and I'm on a fairly low dose right now. At least I'll be able to up it if I need to. I honestly think that a small basal dose of insulin might work but... I've fought that battle already. Anyway, my numbers are normal right now and in order to get insulin I would need to let them run very high.

The problem is that I have no idea how to eat right now. I'm a lifetime lowcarber so that's fine. I am also a teacher and any product containing nuts or seeds have been banned from our School Board. I am on strong antibiotics so I have to avoid dairy. I have been experiencing rapid weight loss since I went all noncompliant and stopped the sulfs at the end of May. I need to do daily vigorous exercise to keep the numbers down. Any ideas?
Joanne

Permalink Reply by Ellen on October 8, 2011 at 6:24pm

Metformin and I parted ways a year ago. It's anecdotal only, but there are a small number of people, myself included, who cannot tolerate it. Believe me, I tried. I tried all the generics as well as Glucophage, but the side effect of horrendous diarrhea was the same. I was using byetta, but have since switched to Victoza as it is a once daily injection. I also inject a small amount on Lantus daily. And even with the risks associated with it, i also take a low dose of Actos too. I miss Metformin!

Permalink Reply by Peetie on October 9, 2011 at 5:51am

Hi Ellen. Thanks for your response.

I think there are many people who can't handle Metformin. I have not felt well since the first day I started it. Right now I'm a bit better because I take one tab which I cut in half and take 2 times a day. I stick the small half tab inside a tablespoon of peanut butter and take it halfway through the meal. Not perfect but most days I manage to avoid the GI issues. Finally after three years of problems!!

I have never had insulin and I'm wondering why you need insulin and meds. I was hoping that the insulin would work well on it's own. Sounds like it doesn't? Joanne

Permalink Reply by Peetie on March 17, 2012 at 7:04am

How are you guys doing now? Did you find a treatment that was effective? Joanne

Permalink Reply by sadiemae on July 19, 2012 at 12:33pm

It depends on whether you have metabolic syndrome and are not utilizing the insulin you make or take. I take Humalog insulin at meals and Lantus at bedtime and Metformin 2x a day.
I am still having trouble bringing the bs nos down. I have been on metformin since 1992 and still have digestive problems with it. Glipizide was the one that worked best for me early on. But sometimes it works too well and you get lows often. Best to check out all diabetes drugs and their side effects and discuss with your MD as which one is best for you.

Permalink Reply by Peetie on July 19, 2012 at 8:41pm

Hi Sadiemae. Thank you for responding. I don't think I have metabolic syndrome because only my sugar is high... BP.... cholesterol etc. ... all very low. I don't really know how to figure out why the sugars are high... I just know that I have problems with fasting. I eat very low carb so the post prandials are fine. I didn't have lows on glipizide ... the numbers just kept going higher and higher. This type 2 is so confusing! We are all so different. It's tough to figure out what's going on. BTW I'm just on a low dose of metformin right now.
Hope you are soon able to get your numbers down. Joanne

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