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Its anybodys guess why you feel so bad. I agree with previous poster. Try a slow release metformin. Your symptoms are not the usual with metformin. But everyone is different. Do you know what the side effects of a statin can be? Weaken heart muscles.

Sorry to hear your hubby is on a (statin) Cholesterol lowering drug. If it were Me , I would stop this drug. Well it is me and I never would take a statin. But I do take Nicotinic acid, a form of Niacin that does the same. But I am on a very low dose 250 mg. when 2000 mg . is recommended. Why...

Hi , I drink 6 beers a day .and my glucose levels stay great. Yes alcohol lower glucose levels. My HBA1C is 5.5. And my fasting is 96 or 5.3.

I take 3 mg. of Amaryl and I am losing weight. I have lost over 50 pounds. But the catch here is I exercise 1 1/2 hours a day . 7 days a week. Rain or shine. Hows your exercise program ? I nordic walk. Thats walking with two ski poles . I use plain ol' wooden sticks. So , maybe start that...

Heck, I know it was my fault. My mother had it , my sister had it. And I continued to eat like a hog. I was overweight. I ate Ice Cream by the Gallon at a sitting . Ate carbs . like they might disappear overnight. And knowing that genitics played a part. One part in you post reminded me of the...

I take a special B12 called (Mecobalamin). Regular b12 has a hard time to enter the body. I doenot affect my glucose levels. Many diabetics are B12 deficient.

Nicotinic acid (Niacin) will do the same for you as a statin. Without the muscle side effects. Statins attack the heart muscle at the same time as other muscles. 2000mg. are recommended , but I take 250 mg. Because I exercise daily. The exercise brings my Glucose , cholesterol and blood pressure...

Hi, My friend God those are really high numbers. Period. Everyday you are causing damage to your whole body. Heart , kidneys , eyes , vascular system , nerve endings. You got to quit trying , and do eat healthy. Most people will never understand carb. counting. Besides it don't work unless you...

Cat , I am not being nasty or want to hurt your feelings. But you got to get a grip. You need to get on a Low Glycemic diet , Today. Now I have a hard time to count carbs. Well with this you don't count them . In one week you will know what to eat and what not. Breads and potato's may be a...

Hi Jason. I believe you must test to get control. Once you have mastered this , then I believe testing is futile. I can't carb. count . And I believe this is true of most diabetics. But I do follow a Low Glycemic diet. After 1 week I knew what to eat and what not to eat.Then I started to...

Many drugstore will sell you a few days supply, if you still have the container the metformin came in. Ask at hoteldesk if they have any friend that are type 2 and if they could spare a few days worth. Americans will usually go out of their way to help.If you overhear someone talk about diabetes...

I think you are headed in the right direction. Your hba1c is great. For sure when food are mixed, they change the glycemic load . Its great cause , in moderation , we can have some of our NO NO's. Thanks for the post

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