Are these wonder drugs?

[PEV]

I was just fiddling around and Googled 'new drugs' and found the drug Canagliflozin which is also called Invokana.
The drug is described as a new drug that gets blood sugar levels down with no hypos. Yet elswhere I read it is allegedly a dangerous drug which is not proven and best avoided>
Can anyone give me more information please?
Thanks Ray

 

[Indy51]

Here is a review about them, but like most reviews it concentrates on side effects which can sound pretty scary. You'd really need to discuss with your doctor to decide if your symptoms make it suitable for you:

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/36474059.php

 

[PEV]

Here is a review about them, but like most reviews it concentrates on side effects which can sound pretty scary. You'd really need to discuss with your doctor to decide if your symptoms make it suitable for you:

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/36474059.php

Thanks Indy. Yes this is the same report I saw when I Googled. There is no date for this review, do you know if its a recent review or years old?
I've never heard of this drug here in England.
Ray

 

[Indy51]

When I do a search for the drug name at the website, the updates say it was added in March 2013. There are other references on both the site and related blog to the drug as well:

http://phlaunt.com/diabetes/SearchR....com/diabetes/index.php&ref=&ss=1792j650728j8

 

[debbiiee]

I dont feel weeing out the excess sugar is a good idea, because it will make ur urinary tract much more prone for infections & thrush.

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[PEV]

thanks for your input ladies. looks like im stuck on the Metformin!
Ray

 

[Sienna1]

Hi there, I'm currently on the drug and can't rave about it enough. I know I get blasted for saying it but my sugars are now normal. I'm approaching the 20 kilo weight loss in 18 months and no urinary tract infections yet. I've tried most options available to diabetes and this one works really well for me

 

[Sallybear]

Just been prescribed this. To be honest my GP said that our local GP group etc had decided not to use this in the area I live due to the side effects but that there was a U-Turn on Thursday and as my appointment was on Friday he was eager for me to try it. Only on a short lived basis though as I am due to move onto Insulin.

 

[Nyxks]

There is currently a trail of this drug for T1s that is in process and showing good results (though long term T1s not so much as yet from the reports I've seen posted to the CDA)

 

[jack412]

Just been prescribed this. To be honest my GP said that our local GP group etc had decided not to use this in the area I live due to the side effects but that there was a U-Turn on Thursday and as my appointment was on Friday he was eager for me to try it. Only on a short lived basis though as I am due to move onto Insulin.

the kidney drug they are recommending only brings your A1c down less than 1% the studies and results are on the net.
If I were you, i'd go on insulin if this LCHF didn't work.

http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
it’s a long page and a video

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm because carbs don’t give up easy.


testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
food count
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/


Newcastle diet aims in 8+ weeks to mimic or better, the gastric surgery rate of ~80% T2 remission
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/
http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2010/mar/weight-loss-surgery-and-type-2-diabetes.html



http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com/low-carb-mediterranean-diet/
http://www.lowcarbdietitian.com/blog/carbohydrate-restriction-an-option-for-diabetes-management



http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm

if you buy extra boxes of strips there is a discount code
5 packs 264086
10 packs 975833

 

[Sallybear]

My GP has written an URGENT referral to the hospital for me to see the team I saw that put me on Exenetide, to put me on Insulin, unfortunately despite an urgent referral I am still waiting, this is just another attempt to get my levels down while I await the insulin treatment.

 

[MSPADDY7]

I was just fiddling around and Googled 'new drugs' and found the drug Canagliflozin which is also called Invokana.
The drug is described as a new drug that gets blood sugar levels down with no hypos. Yet elswhere I read it is allegedly a dangerous drug which is not proven and best avoided>
Can anyone give me more information please?
Thanks Ray

I have been on this since April, I had thrush in the first month, but I am prone to it anyway, that was treated and I am now fine. I was told by the Doctor to drink more as I wasn't drinking enough before the tablets and he said I was dehydrated. I have lost 15kg since I started taking them and feel fine. The only change I have made to my diet is that I now have a smoothie for breakfast as I didn't have breakfast before. I even stopped taking it for 3 weeks in August as I was on Jury Service and didn't want to ask to be excused to got to the loo. When I was on Metformin I was terrible I had to plan my life around a toilet my stomach was off all the time and I was really ill. I do drink more and go to the loo 2-3 times more a day than i did but it is not excessive. I have no other side effects.