Re: Jim - medications

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I have had terrible problems with Amaryl and Glucophage - makes legs hurt

really, really bad like a tooth ache. Avandia made my ankles swell like

watermelons and Actos increases my heart rate and makes me shake.

so I take no meds and eat less than 20 carbs a day. The doct said I could go

on insulin, but the weight gain is susposed to be bad and I don't like

needles. I understand the inhaled won't be out until next year.

My plan is to lose the last 40 pounds, exercise and pray to God when all the

fat is out of my organs and off my body, I will be able to eat at least 50

carbs a day with no meds. If not I will probably give up and get the insulin

and just take it when I eat carbs.

This is just my medicine story. I did great on all the meds for 8 years. I

think time just ran out for me and the meds.

Phyllis N

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>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: diabetes_int

>Subject: Questions from a new member

>Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 17:55:43 -0700 (PDT)

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>Hi,

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>I have some questions for anyone to answer who feels

>so inclined.

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>No. 1 - My doctor believes I have become anemic and I

>read in the

>prescribing information from the two medicines I take

>- Glucophage and

>Actos - that both can contribute to anemia.

>Glucophage by blocking

>absorption of B-12 and Actos for reasons they don't

>understand yet.

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>Has anyone else had problems with anemia and has

>anyone else

>made a connection with those medicines?

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>No. 2 - If the meds are contributing to my anemia, I

>may have to go on insulin.

>I hate shots. Is anyone using one of those devices

>that use force of air to deliver

>the insulin? How are they to use? Painwise compared

>to shots?

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>No. 3 - Does anyone know the latest on nasal and oral

>delivery of

>insulin. I read that a year ago an Israel research

>project had successfully

>treated many people in a study with oral insulin.

>Anyone know the

>update on this?

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>No. 4 - Since I went on Actos about eight months ago,

>I have

>gained 30 pounds even though I am careful about my

>diet and

>exercise. Has anyone else experienced this with Actos

>or

>Avandia?

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> Thanks, Jim

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