Well, 2 weeks on Glumetza (extended release metformin) and Lantus Solostar and my blood sugar is DOWN!!  Yea!!  My weight is also down.  Double yea!!  But... I feel like crap ( Read more... )

Diabetes

I believe the new site just launched, but they have a boat load of articles on diabetes wellness.

Well I been to see Dr. Atkins (not the diet guru.. lol). My BP is 169/108 today, last visit (a week ago with the practice nurse) was 169/97. I weigh 136kg/300 pounds. Shite.. that's depressing. Feb 20th is my next appointment. Dr. Atkins put me on 5mg tablets to be taken daily. It's called Lisinopril and the only real side effect is dry cough ( Read more... )

While at the pharmacy today, they brought it to my attention that they gave me the wrong prescription last month for my Actos. So when I got home I checked. The label reads 30mg Tablets, which would be right, but each tablet inside was only 15mg. I was wondering why I was having such a hard time controlling my sugars this past month. If I would ( Read more... )

I thought I would introduce myself after joining the community. I am 27 and have been diagnosed with type II diabetes for about five years now. I also have familial hyperlipidimia (sp?) and am bi-polar (woo that's a mouth full). I go through short spurts of having great control of my sugars and then they start to get out of whack again. I'm ( Read more... )