I would do this if I want to splurge and have pizza or a steak and cheese sub etc. Insulin injection could allow me to do this. I think you can "fine tune" the...
Sarah Evans
woodduckflds@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:25 pm
1959
I think many newly-diagnosed diabetics are confusing diabetic diet with weight-loss diet. If you lower your intake of carbohydrates to one or two servings per...
Yvonne Self
YSELF35@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:46 pm
1960
Hi Dahlia, If it helps you, my endo said that BS spikes should not become double or more what your pre-food numbers were. He also said that it was the swings...
Cynthia Lewis
swishdame@...
Oct 2, 2001 12:49 am
1961
Hi Sarah, I am horrible with meds since I've gotten older...Any possible side effect is MINE lol I wondered...I dont know that I could do a shot like that...I...
ummmmmm L
hdalia@...
Oct 2, 2001 4:12 am
1962
Hi Cynthia, Wow, and I freak over a 30 point jump :-) Thanks for the info... I vote Metformin REP LMAO! Dalia ... ...
ummmmmm L
hdalia@...
Oct 2, 2001 4:25 am
1963
I am not the one making sweeping statements. You cannot judge a drug on the basis of individual experiences - If you read the prescribing info for the medicine...
blueocean@...
Oct 2, 2001 7:20 am
1964
Whatever works for you in terms of exercise.. it works for you- whatever works for me works for me. Let us just agree to disagree on this. Metformin...
blueocean@...
Oct 2, 2001 7:31 am
1965
You did the wise thing by going to the best specialists. GPs dont have a clue about the best way of treating diabetes. Mine put me on Glyburide - I had a...
blueocean@...
Oct 2, 2001 7:35 am
1966
You could check the website at www.actos.com and write to them. When you get tingling, do you measure your sugar level? If your normal level 3 hours after food...
blueocean@...
Oct 2, 2001 7:48 am
1967
Hi Kev, Looks like it huh? I've been saying this for a couple weeks now, YMMV and whatever works for you...<click> Dalia ... ...
ummmmmm L
hdalia@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:09 pm
1968
Ok, I've seen a couple of people mention tingling in the feet (though Kevin was responding to somebody else) Is the tingling a symptom or side effect or...
Jedmundson
JEdmundson@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:13 pm
1969
Hi Jodi, Here's a pretty good basic handbook on diabetes that might. http://www.umassmed.edu/diabeteshandbook/ Ronnie...
Ronnie and Betty
mcbean@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:35 pm
1970
I Liver enzymes need to be evaluated before taking metformin. Kidney function should be monitored while on it. Here is a copy of the warning included with...
pmonetj@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:21 pm
1971
Hi Jody, The tingling could be a side effect of a med you are taking, it could be neuropathy(sp) or hmmm probably quite a few things... Have you talked to your...
ummmmmm L
hdalia@...
Oct 2, 2001 4:15 pm
1972
I just read somewhere that if you get tingling, your blood pressure might be high. Have you checked that? ... From: Jedmundson To: TypeTwo@yahoogroups.com ...
AuntyB GardenLady
auntyb@...
Oct 2, 2001 5:35 pm
1973
Maybe I am dense, but this listing of the index confuses me no end. Why is it headed "white bread" and "glucose based" when it is talking about yogurt, and...
Sandi Marr
rubbereyes@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:28 pm
1974
... about yogurt, and other things that are not white bread? ... Apparently it's just a matter of where they start counting from, sort of like Fahrenheit and...
Ronnie and Betty
mcbean@...
Oct 2, 2001 7:08 pm
1975
HI Dahlia and Kevin, .1. What's REP mean Dahlia? RIP is 'Rest In Peace'; RSVP is 'Rat Shan't Visit Party' - well, it is in the Beatrix Potter stories anyway -...
Cynthia Lewis
swishdame@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:52 pm
1976
My fasting levels are 71 to 96. I test approx 15 times a day. Sarah E dx'd 2/16/01-T2 hbA1c 2/16/01= 11.7 hbA1c 4/20/01=6.7 hbA1c 6/26/01= 5.0 44 yrs old,diet...
Sarah Evans
woodduckflds@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:15 am
1977
In the US "normal" glucose levels (on our lab tests results) are listed at "65-115 mg/DL" so that tells me 70 is ok. Why do you say 70 is bad????? Sarah E ......
Sarah Evans
woodduckflds@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:20 am
1978
Personally, I get tingling when my blood sugar is high- not low. Sarah E ... From: blueocean@... When you get tingling, do you measure your...
Sarah Evans
woodduckflds@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:21 am
1979
Hi Jodi- I have noticed tingling when my bs is high but I also think it is due to long term undiagnosed diabetes. I think I will have to deal with it forever...
Sarah Evans
woodduckflds@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:28 am
1980
Your statement saying Metformin *should be* our "first choice" is a sweeping statement. Sarah E ... Kevin wrote: From: blueocean@... To:...
Sarah Evans
woodduckflds@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:48 am
1981
Some labs list the levels as 80-120. The best measure is your fasting level before you became diabetic. I have always had fasting level of 90 and above. So...
blueocean@...
Oct 3, 2001 4:43 am
1982
Tingling in hands and feet if it happens irrespective of relatively normal sugar levels- is a sign of neuropathy or nerve damage. Tight control can heal part...
blueocean@...
Oct 3, 2001 4:45 am
1983
I have a feeling its not going to be for long...People get tired of being sick and then having side effects on top of it... Also, older, just like newer,...
ummmmmm L
hdalia@...
Oct 3, 2001 12:50 pm
1984
Hi Cynthia, Great post! REP=Representative, Drug Rep, represents the drug company... I'm sorry...I do forget sometimes with my abbreviations :-)... Ok, your...
ummmmmm L
hdalia@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:11 pm
1985
I get it in my head...gee do I have nerve damage in my head? That would explain a lot! LOL Sandi ... From: blueocean@... To:...
Sandi Marr
rubbereyes@...
Oct 3, 2001 2:29 pm
1986
There isnt a medicine in the world that does not cause side-effects. These side effects are very individual. So it is not quite correct to say that Metformin...
blueocean@...
Oct 3, 2001 3:41 pm
1987
In a message dated 10/3/01 8:49:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Did someone say that? The info I sent was copied and pasted directly from the Glucophage XR...
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