The MD I was refering to is an "endo" I am on glucophage XR and have
tried actos in the past and gained 15 lbs. I liked the glucophage
regular that I was on for 4 years with control. I was switched to XR
in october and haven't had as good control as I have in the past. I
can't seem to get my Doctor to put me back. The starlix is something
new to try because I refused to try the actos again.
Lisa






In TypeTwo@y..., "kevin_ebiz" <lists@b...> wrote:
> Starlix is considered better than other insulin increasing
medicines-
> as it will increase insulin just after a meal, and your insulin
level
> will be back to normal with 1-2 hours. So chances of hypoglycemia
are
> less than other insulin increasing medicines which cause a 12 or 24
> hour long increase in insulin.
>
> Have you consulted an endocrinologist? Most MDs have a tendency to
> put people on insulin increasing medicines- when it is better to be
> on insulin sensitising agents such as Actos, Avandia and Metformin.
> As a type II diabetic, you are already making far more insulin than
a
> normal person(in most cases.) but your body is resisting the
insulin.
> So you need to do stuff that will improve your insulin sensitivity.
> Endocrinologists tend to give preference to insulin sensitisers-
> while MDs tend to give the older pills.
>
> If you are younger than 60,any pill that increases insulin
production
> will eventually burn out your pancreas, eventually making you
> dependent on insulin shots.
>
> It is true that due to the Rezulin scare- there is a theoritical
> possiblity of liver damage due to Actos and Avandia. So far, no one
> has had such damage. In any case, Metformin is in use for a long
> time, and proven to be extremeley safe.
>
> Ask your doctor to refer you to an endocrinologist, and try these
> three meds first, if they cannot work for you then consider stuff
> like Starlix.
>
> K
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: LLV5
> To: TypeTwo@y...
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:06 AM
> Subject: [TypeTwo] starlix
>
>
> I was recently put on Starlix with each meal. My MD gave me samples
> and I can't get any info on-line. Does anyone else take this and
what
> have been the results?
> Lisa
>
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> --- In TypeTwo@y..., "LLV5" <llv5@y...> wrote:
> > Thanks for the info! I did find some information also on "life
> > clinic.com". It is suppose to help control the spikes in blood
> sugar
> > after meals. There aren't any side effects except for low blood
> sugar
> > in a few cases.
> > Lisa
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In TypeTwo@y..., "Crocker,Sue" <developer@h...> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was recently put on Starlix with each meal. My MD gave me
> > samples
> > > > and I can't get any info on-line. Does anyone else take this
> and
> > what
> > > > have been the results?
> > > > Lisa
> > >
> > > Lisa, I've never heard of Starlix.
> > >
> > > But if you query in Google for starlix, you'll see some sites
with
> > > information.
> > >
> > > Here's one -
> > http://www.starlix.com/starlix/content/pages/tolerability.htm
> > >
> > > Here's what Rick Mendosa says on his site:
> > >
> > > http://www.mendosa.com/starlix.htm
> > >
> > > Unlike earlier drugs that stimulate insulin secretion, Starlix
is
> > fast
> > > acting and has a short duration of activity. People will take
it
> > immediately
> > > before each meal to reduce mealtime glucose spikes, while
Prandin
> > works best
> > > if taken half an hour before eating.
> > >
> > > But are we smart enough to take advantage of what Starlix has
to
> > offer?
> > > First, like Prandin, it needs to be taken three times a day,
> > assuming we
> > > don't skip a meal. Dr. Biggs points out that we tend to do
better
> > with a
> > > drug that needs to be taken only once a day.
> > >
> > > An even bigger challenge is that very few people monitor their
> > blood glucose
> > > an hour or two after a meal, which people using Starlix will
need
> > to do to
> > > determine how effective it is and make sure that blood glucose
> > hasn't gone
> > > too low. "We have trained everybody to monitor their blood
sugars
> > before
> > > meals," he says. "Usually with people who have type 2 diabetes
we
> > are
> > > thrilled to get two or three readings a day, and none of them
are
> > > postprandial [after meals]. We are going to have to get a whole
> new
> > mindset
> > > to get people to do some testing after a meal."
> > >
> > > Sue
> > >
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