Re: Extremely dizzy and lightheaded

[Guest guest]

When you have symptoms such as these, you should test your bg's. You don't

say if you did, so I assume not.

Sounds like a possible hypo episode (low bg <65mg/dl).

If you test & find your bg's are less than 65mg/dl, " then " you should treat,

preferably with glucose tablets. GT's are the preferred treatment as they are

fast acting and offer predictable results to prevent over-correcting. They're

available at drug store w/o prescription, & relatively cheap. Lifesavers are a

viable alternative, & cheaper.

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The last two mornings when I have woken up I have had to grab something for

support in order to stop everything from spinning. This morning the dizzyness

lasted about 15 mins and I eventually ate a piece of candy my son left out last

night and felt better. So I guess I am waking up way to low. I am on 1000mg

glucaphage at dinner. Should I take them seperatly? The prescription only says

2 a day, I just automatically took the 2nd one with the first like I had been.

I am wondering if I should take it with lunch instead?

Alison

[Guest guest]

glucophage/metformin should be taken as the doctor directs. That might be

once a day, twice a day, three times a day or eve four times a day depending on

the dose. The bottle should have the method of taking it on the label.

I take three 500 mg glucophage/metformin after dinner, usually sometime

around 9-9:30 pm. Since it's the extended release formula, it really doesn't

matter

when I take it, but around dinnertime is suggested because it may help with

the adjustment to the med and the stomach issues. I was lucky to have no

issues.

I haven't seen anything that says that it necessarily has to be taken twice a

day if it's two pills, etc.

Stacey

[Guest guest]

Alison glucophage taken twice a day means morning and evening - as the

instructions on the following web site say - with meals - as many of us have

stomach upsets if we don't take it with meals

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/pharmclips2.cgi?keyword=%20%20Glucophage%20%AE%20#

taken

which converts to http://tinyurl.com/6qnnk

Bea

Alison Horton wrote

>

> The last two mornings when I have woken up I have had to grab something

for support in order to stop everything from spinning. This morning the

dizzyness lasted about 15 mins and I eventually ate a piece of candy my son

left out last night and felt better. So I guess I am waking up way to low. I

am on 1000mg glucaphage at dinner. Should I take them seperatly? The

prescription only says 2 a day, I just automatically took the 2nd one with

the first like I had been. I am wondering if I should take it with lunch

instead?>

[Guest guest]

Alllison, your diabetes education is apparently somewhat lacking. Your

doctor or pharmacist should have clarified this.

Also, candy -- or juice or food -- is not the best thing to eat when

you're low. I strongly suggest you buy glucose tablets and have them

handy all the time, in all places -- at home, in your car, in your

purse. When you're feeling low, test your BG. If it reads below 65 -

or even 70 -- take enough glucose tabs to bring your BG into a safe

place. For most type 2s, 1 glucose tab will raise your BG 20 points,

although this is NOT written in stone so when you get your glucose tabs

do a test: check your BG then take a glucose test. Wait 5 minutes then

do another test and test every 5 minutes thereafter until you see a

rise of at least 10 points. Then you'll know how much 1 glucose tab

raises YOU and how long it takes. This will be consistent afterwards.

Food or juice takes longer to take effect than glucose tabs and the

results aren't always the same, either. Sometimes it can cause you to

go too high, and this isn't good, either.

Gaining good glucose control is like walking a tightrope. At the

beginning it seems impossible but it really does get easier as time

passes.

Vicki

Re: Extremely dizzy and lightheaded

>

> Alison glucophage taken twice a day means morning and evening - as the

> instructions on the following web site say - with meals - as many of

> us have

> stomach upsets if we don't take it with meals

>

> http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/pharmclips2.cgi?keyword=%20%20Glucophage%20%AE%20#

> taken

>

> which converts to http://tinyurl.com/6qnnk

>

> Bea

>

>

> Alison Horton wrote

>>

>> The last two mornings when I have woken up I have had to grab

>> something

> for support in order to stop everything from spinning. This morning

> the

> dizzyness lasted about 15 mins and I eventually ate a piece of candy

> my son

> left out last night and felt better. So I guess I am waking up way to

> low. I

> am on 1000mg glucaphage at dinner. Should I take them seperatly? The

> prescription only says 2 a day, I just automatically took the 2nd one

> with

> the first like I had been. I am wondering if I should take it with

> lunch

> instead?>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oops, I made a typo. I said take your BG then take a glucose test.

Should've said take a glucose TAB.

Vicki

Re: Extremely dizzy and lightheaded

>

> Alllison, your diabetes education is apparently somewhat lacking. Your

> doctor or pharmacist should have clarified this.

>

> Also, candy -- or juice or food -- is not the best thing to eat when

> you're low. I strongly suggest you buy glucose tablets and have them

> handy all the time, in all places -- at home, in your car, in your

> purse. When you're feeling low, test your BG. If it reads below 65 -

> or even 70 -- take enough glucose tabs to bring your BG into a safe

> place. For most type 2s, 1 glucose tab will raise your BG 20 points,

> although this is NOT written in stone so when you get your glucose

> tabs

> do a test: check your BG then take a glucose test. Wait 5 minutes

> then

> do another test and test every 5 minutes thereafter until you see a

> rise of at least 10 points. Then you'll know how much 1 glucose tab

> raises YOU and how long it takes. This will be consistent afterwards.

>

> Food or juice takes longer to take effect than glucose tabs and the

> results aren't always the same, either. Sometimes it can cause you to

> go too high, and this isn't good, either.

>

> Gaining good glucose control is like walking a tightrope. At the

> beginning it seems impossible but it really does get easier as time

> passes.

> Vicki

>