Metformin. Doc perscribed it
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3 doses in and I haven't had any real side effects I think I might be good....
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Perhaps some day I'll understand why people go to a medical professional, someone with 5-12 years of specialized training, for medical care. Then when they get home, they get online and splash, "Why don't I want to do what the doctor ordered?" all over the internet, rather than ask the doctor, "What are the potential side effects?" or "What alternative treatment(s) is (are) available?" There are plenty of authoritative lists of side effects for every drug available on line, or some very informative (if densely written, in small print) Patient Package Inserts that my pharmacist gives me with every prescription.
Perhaps some day. Or maybe not.
Perhaps some day. Or maybe not.
The internet - yep, the internet - helped with not only the side effects of meds - it helped explain the mechanisms behind the disease and how it isn't necessarily progressive and that you may not need meds at all.
5+ years free of any meds and T2 (remission) - from BG's in the 400+/A1C of 12 range to normal numbers - because of what I read on the internet.
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Perhaps some day I'll understand why people go to a medical professional, someone with 5-12 years of specialized training, for medical care. Then when they get home, they get online and splash, "Why don't I want to do what the doctor ordered?" all over the internet, rather than ask the doctor, "What are the potential side effects?" or "What alternative treatment(s) is (are) available?" There are plenty of authoritative lists of side effects for every drug available on line, or some very informative (if densely written, in small print) Patient Package Inserts that my pharmacist gives me with every prescription.
Perhaps some day. Or maybe not
Perhaps some day. Or maybe not
Been to a few docs about my T2 - all of them basically said the same thing. The disease is progressive, you will be on meds for the rest of your life, and you will need more meds. Eat the ADA recommended 60 grams of carbs per meal (which would send my BG's into the 500+ range), buy these test strips and meter, test 12x per day, take this metformin, stick yourself with insulin, both long and short acting, as needed to counteract the carbs - but carry these sugar tablets incase you go low - going low can kill you... or, buy this $$$$ insulin pump and it will do the work for you. And you will need more insulin over time as the disease progresses.
The internet - yep, the internet - helped with not only the side effects of meds - it helped explain the mechanisms behind the disease and how it isn't necessarily progressive and that you may not need meds at all.
5+ years free of any meds and T2 (remission) - from BG's in the 400+/A1C of 12 range to normal numbers - because of what I read on the internet.
The internet - yep, the internet - helped with not only the side effects of meds - it helped explain the mechanisms behind the disease and how it isn't necessarily progressive and that you may not need meds at all.
5+ years free of any meds and T2 (remission) - from BG's in the 400+/A1C of 12 range to normal numbers - because of what I read on the internet.
This month marks 9 years since being told you have PCa (Prostate Cancer) and it IS NOT the type that most men live with and then die of something else but instead is GLEASON 10 the one where if you are lucky you might just die of something else so we start treating this way.
r.e. jughed's -- *The INTERNET,* certainly has a wealth of knowledgeable individuals WHO ARE NOT DOCTORS but spend massive amounts of time researching and compiling and reporting on many findings that PCP's and even Specialists have not been updated on. I am very glad to have the NET to access
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...ne-if-it-works
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Been to a few docs about my T2 - all of them basically said the same thing. The disease is progressive, you will be on meds for the rest of your life, and you will need more meds. Eat the ADA recommended 60 grams of carbs per meal (which would send my BG's into the 500+ range), buy these test strips and meter, test 12x per day, take this metformin, stick yourself with insulin, both long and short acting, as needed to counteract the carbs - but carry these sugar tablets incase you go low - going low can kill you... or, buy this $$$$ insulin pump and it will do the work for you. And you will need more insulin over time as the disease progresses.
The internet - yep, the internet - helped with not only the side effects of meds - it helped explain the mechanisms behind the disease and how it isn't necessarily progressive and that you may not need meds at all.
5+ years free of any meds and T2 (remission) - from BG's in the 400+/A1C of 12 range to normal numbers - because of what I read on the internet.
The internet - yep, the internet - helped with not only the side effects of meds - it helped explain the mechanisms behind the disease and how it isn't necessarily progressive and that you may not need meds at all.
5+ years free of any meds and T2 (remission) - from BG's in the 400+/A1C of 12 range to normal numbers - because of what I read on the internet.
As for the internet, you certainly seem to have filtered out the nonsense and put good info to good use. It would nice if this were more common than I think it is.
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For better or worse, providers treat what they see, and that's a sick population where major behavioral modification is extremely difficult. Guys like you are outliers.
As for the internet, you certainly seem to have filtered out the nonsense and put good info to good use. It would nice if this were more common than I think it is.
As for the internet, you certainly seem to have filtered out the nonsense and put good info to good use. It would nice if this were more common than I think it is.
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For better or worse, providers treat what they see, and that's a sick population where major behavioral modification is extremely difficult. Guys like you are outliers.
As for the internet, you certainly seem to have filtered out the nonsense and put good info to good use. It would nice if this were more common than I think it is.
As for the internet, you certainly seem to have filtered out the nonsense and put good info to good use. It would nice if this were more common than I think it is.
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It took me most of a year to lose 20+pounds of unsightly belly fat. I attribute most of that to intermittent fasting.
My wife died in November and I pretty much stopped thinking about my weight, did not even look at a scale for months.
Two weeks ago my new denim shorts would not button. Got on the scale at 196. Another speed bump in the road of life.
My wife was type 2 diabetic for probably 12 years which has no doubt contributed to my terror at becoming diabetic.
My A1C has risen slightly from 5.0 to 5.2 and I am paying attention.
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Diet, exercise and education.
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My wife died in November and I pretty much stopped thinking about my weight, did not even look at a scale for months.
Two weeks ago my new denim shorts would not button. Got on the scale at 196. Another speed bump in the road of life.
My wife was type 2 diabetic for probably 12 years which has no doubt contributed to my terror at becoming diabetic.
My A1C has risen slightly from 5.0 to 5.2 and I am paying attention.
Desert Ryder
Diet, exercise and education.
Luck,
fat biker
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It took me most of a year to lose 20+pounds of unsightly belly fat. I attribute most of that to intermittent fasting.
My wife died in November and I pretty much stopped thinking about my weight, did not even look at a scale for months.
Two weeks ago my new denim shorts would not button. Got on the scale at 196. Another speed bump in the road of life.
My wife was type 2 diabetic for probably 12 years which has no doubt contributed to my terror at becoming diabetic.
My A1C has risen slightly from 5.0 to 5.2 and I am paying attention.
Desert Ryder
Diet, exercise and education.
Luck,
fat biker
My wife died in November and I pretty much stopped thinking about my weight, did not even look at a scale for months.
Two weeks ago my new denim shorts would not button. Got on the scale at 196. Another speed bump in the road of life.
My wife was type 2 diabetic for probably 12 years which has no doubt contributed to my terror at becoming diabetic.
My A1C has risen slightly from 5.0 to 5.2 and I am paying attention.
Desert Ryder
Diet, exercise and education.
Luck,
fat biker
The increased exposure to insulin causes the body to build tolerance or insensitivity. At some point the body can no longer produce enough insulin to lower blood sugar. This is called T2 diabetes.
The solution is lower glycemic foods or longer durations between meals so that less exposure to insulin is necessary. Over time the body will regain some sensitivity to insulin so that it isn't necessary to produce so much to accomplish the same thing.