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What do people think about urinary microalbumin levels? When i was diagnosed my urinary microalbumin was 40ug/ml (0-17 ref range) and my urinary creatinine was 80mg/dl (22-328 ref range), so my microalbumin-to-creatinine ratio was 50x (0-30x ref range). Looking at my records since then, I see...

T2 diabetic for 3 years on 1,500mg Metformin only. Low to moderate carbs (around 100-150g carbs daily). A1c = 5.5-5.9. Noticed a disturbing BG pattern after I started tracking BG at 15 minute intervals after a meal, Jimmy Moore style. I seem to have two spikes (not one) after a meal. My BG...

I've been largely successful in normalizing my BG through diet, exercise, and Metformin. Since 6/2009, when I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes, I started taking 1,000mg of Metfrmin under the care of a general practioner. Since November, I started seeing an endocrinologist and we increased the...

I thought I was Type 2 but I'm not so sure anymore. Diagnosed 8 months ago as Type 2. Been on Metformin (1500mg). Controlling diabetes with a low carb diet, medication, and exercise. My FBG is now around 95-100 (5.27 - 5.55) (vs. 210 (11.66) upon diagnosis). My HbA1c is 6.4 (vs. 8.4 upon...

What will increasing Metformin dosage accomplish at this point? I've been on 1000mg of Metformin (500mg twice daily) for about 5 months now. I started with an internist and my endo, whom I started seeing for about a month, wants to increase the Metformin to 2000mg (4x daily). I seem to be...