Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 I stopped taking Avandia on December 7. It's now the 18th. So far the result is that my bgs have gone DOWN. Anybody have a not too technical explanation for this result? I'm not going to even tell the dr., since he's all gung-ho about the meds, unless or until I have an A1c better than 6.0. CarolR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Carol wrote: >I stopped taking Avandia on December 7. It's now the 18th. So far the >result is that my bgs have gone DOWN. Anybody have a not too technical >explanation for this result? > >I'm not going to even tell the dr., since he's all gung-ho about the >meds, unless or until I have an A1c better than 6.0. > Tough question. I see no one has responded all day, so I'll take a crack. A lot of people find that Avandia or Actos are very effective even if they do come with side effects. So if it's doing anything, it should be lowering your BGs. However, it does take quit a bit of time for the drug to become effective. I'm no sure how long you've been taking it. Perhaps you haven't been taking it long enough to show results and the recent/coincidental drop in bgs is because of other changes you've made. Perhaps more exercise or changes to your diet. Perhaps you'ev changed batches of test strips and the new batch is yielding lower numbers? Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Been taking Avandia for over a year. My biggest concern was the water retention because as time went by I started having more and more chest congestion without any good reason. So when I heard about little side effects like pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure I started getting somewhat concerned. The only other change is that I've quit taking metformin in two doses - now take it in four doses throughout the day without increasing the total. CarolR Edd wrote: I'm no sure how long you've been > taking it. Perhaps you haven't been taking it long enough to show > results and the recent/coincidental drop in bgs is because of other > changes you've made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Carol wrote: >Been taking Avandia for over a year. My biggest concern was the water >retention because as time went by I started having more and more chest >congestion without any good reason. So when I heard about little side >effects like pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure I started >getting somewhat concerned. The only other change is that I've quit >taking metformin in two doses - now take it in four doses throughout the >day without increasing the total. > A year seems certainly long enough for it to be effective. But then the reverse is true. It's effects linger for a time after you stop taking it. Perhaps you're still in that phase, getting some benefits from it even though you're no longer taking it. Changing the timing of your Glucophage dose could be a factor, especially if it's the regular Glucophage and not the extended release version. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Yeah, that time lag thing is what I've been thinking about. So, I'm testing a little more than usual and waiting. If the bgs start going up too much I guess I'll have to take the darn stuff again. But I won't like it. CarolR Edd wrote: > A year seems certainly long enough for it to be effective. > But then the reverse is true. It's effects linger for a time after you > stop taking it. Perhaps you're still in that phase, getting some > benefits from it even though you're no longer taking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Well...here's a good reason to take insulin if your BGs start going up again. No side effects! Great control! Vicki Re: Re: Avandia > Yeah, that time lag thing is what I've been thinking about. So, I'm > testing a little more than usual and waiting. If the bgs start going up > too much I guess I'll have to take the darn stuff again. But I won't > like it. > > CarolR > > Edd wrote: > > A year seems certainly long enough for it to be effective. > > But then the reverse is true. It's effects linger for a time after you > > stop taking it. Perhaps you're still in that phase, getting some > > benefits from it even though you're no longer taking it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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