type 2 diabetes

[snorkypig]

I have just read that Metformin is an old fashioned drug and there is a new nasal spray.
If the spray is not yet available what is being used to replace Metformin?

 

[Daibell]

Hi. Metformin may be an old drug but is as useful as ever in bringing about some reduction in blood sugar and appetite with very few side effects; it's also cheap. There are other drugs, of which I'm on two others, which have different mechanisms. There are some others but I'm not aware that any nasal spray is yet trialled fully and certainly not available. Each drug be it tablet or injection (other than insulin) will have a different mechanism although there are some popular groupings such as the sulfonyureas and glitazones etc

 

[rubyredlips]

hi ive just joined. hi im 33 and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when i was 25, i have polycistic ovaries which dosent help and it led me to get diabetes, im on metformin/glucophage powder as i cant swallow tablets 3 times a day and my nurse wants me to try victosa, the thing is i still dont know what i am doing , i have no idea what i can eat and cant eat, i cant eat breakfast or lunch only dinner and ive been like this for years long before i was diagnosed, i get confused quite a lot and have to have everything written down, i really need help with what i can and cant eat and im not sure what im looking at on labels, my nurse said everything ust be 5 or under but is that 0.5 or 5.0? and is that the fat? the carb? or the sugar? as she said it was carb and last time she said fat, im so confused and and i really need to get this sorted out, i have receeding gums and my bones are crumbling at my gums and i have loose teeth no one told me about this i found it on the internet myself and also im worried about victosa as im allergic to pennicillan and animal hair and have sensitive skin so im worried if it will agree with me as my glucophage still gives me stomach upset, please can someone advise me on what i can eat? im quite fussy about food , thank you