Recent Content by sean401

I am on Metformin ER and I am currently basically housebound due to frequent diarrhea. I am talking full sprints in the house to get to the toilet in time. This has been going on for a month. First my doctor said take ER instead of the regular stuff. Then he cut my dose. And still the problem...

I had spoken to a dietician and made changes she suggested but my blood glucose according to my meter is still pretty high all day. Typically 13 two hours after a meal with little or no carbs and 15 if there were carbs after the meal. Are my numbers really unusual for a new diabetic

Dietary changes were modest. I replaced a high carb cereal with one with low carbs for breakfast, now having sandwiches with turkey or ham for lunch and typically chicken for dinner. Sometimes beef. Usually no carb with dinner unless I just have a microwave diet dinner which typically has...

Sorry there is a typo in that. I was diagnosed as type 2 not type 1.

I am overweight (BMI 38) and My H1c was slowly rising and crossed the line to 6.6 in January when I got my diagnosis. After talking to my doctor we decided I would try to lower it by working on diet. fast forward to 2 weeks ago and my fasting glucose at the blood clinic was 9.3 and my Hba1c was...