Guest guest Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 At 03:34 PM 12/9/04, cappie@... wrote: >Sky: I feel like I just won the lottery--I went to Lobel's & placed an >order which shd arrive by the 14th -- hurrah! That's great to hear, Cappie!!! I noted that they had that Japanese pork and also " Heritage " pork. I hope it's wonderful! Let us know. As a side note my own diabetic stuff is pretty much the same. Last night just before bed at midnight my BG's were under 100 for the first time. It was 97 two hours after a rather light dinner at a friends that I know was relatively low in carbs. I'm still taking the two 500mg tabs of extended release metformin " with dinner " . They still do nothing for the morning BG's, which range from the 120's at 7ish to the 130's at 8ish. The only reason I haven't started taking my metformin when I go to bed is that that's when I take lipitor. I'm not sure how the two meds would work together if taken at the same time. sky Type 2 dx'd 9/04. Low Carb, Metaformin XR (1000mg). Some supplements used are: ALA (1800mg), EPO (1000mg), Biotin (15-20mg), L-Arginine (500mg), CoQ10 (200mg), Chromium Picolate (500mcg), Omega 3 (1000-5000mg) plus: Lipitor, Cozaar, Hydrochlorothiazide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 I sure will let you know--I hope after all this effort everyone made to help me that I finally get a taste of really good pork again. Fatty pork is not something I would eat every day but since pork is a Christmas tradition in my family I want to truly enjoy some flavor not spend my time with the hard chewing of that cardboard " other white meat " . :<) Thanks so much to everone!!! cappie Greater Boston Area T-2 10/02 9/04 A1c: 5.3 max 100 carb diet, walking, Metformin. ALA/EPO, Coq10, B12, ALC, Vit C Cal/mag, low dose Biotin, full spectrum E, Policosanol, fish oil cap, fresh flax seed, multi vitamin, Lovastatin 20 mg, Enalapril 10 mg 11/04:143 lbs (highest weight 309), 5' tall /age 66, cappie@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 PS Sky I take my statin at night just before bed but I take my last Met dose at 6pm with my evening meal. Never had a problem. Have you considered taking one dose as soon as you get up in the morning & the other dose just before bedtime? cappie Greater Boston Area T-2 10/02 9/04 A1c: 5.3 max 100 carb diet, walking, Metformin. ALA/EPO, Coq10, B12, ALC, Vit C Cal/mag, low dose Biotin, full spectrum E, Policosanol, fish oil cap, fresh flax seed, multi vitamin, Lovastatin 20 mg, Enalapril 10 mg 11/04:143 lbs (highest weight 309), 5' tall /age 66, cappie@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 At 07:52 PM 12/9/04, cappie@... wrote: >PS Sky I take my statin at night just before bed but I take my last Met >dose at 6pm with my evening meal. Never had a problem. Have you >considered taking one dose as soon as you get up in the morning & the >other dose just before bedtime? I was told to take the metformin with my evening meal, but If I understand something put up a few weeks ago that he got from www.drugs.com (quoted below) the peak concentration would be happening quite a bit before 7 a.m. when I usually awaken and test. On the other hand, taking some THEN wouldn't serve much purpose that I can see. My afternoon into evening numbers are lower, anyway. The quote: > " Following a single oral dose of GLUCOPHAGE XR, C max (peak plasma >concentration ) is achieved with a median value of 7 hours and a range of >4 hours to 8 >hours. Peak plasma levels are approximately 20% lower compared to the same >dose of GLUCOPHAGE, however, the extent of absorption (as measured by AUC, >the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve) is similar to >GLUCOPHAGE. " I think that if this weren't the extended release sort, maybe taking it in the morning might help. With just the pills alone...and I'm just taking two so far...I can't help but wonder where my afternoon lows would go to get something reasonable in the mornings. sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 In a message dated 12/9/04 6:33:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, skydancer9@... writes: > >The only >reason I haven't started taking my metformin when I go to bed is that >that's when I take lipitor. I'm not sure how the two meds would work >together if taken at the same time. >>>>>>> At bedtime, I take 10 mg lipitor with 1000 mg metformin ER (in addition to a large number of other things). If there are specific instructions with the med not to take it with other things I follow those instructions, but otherwise, I just swallow them down. I do tend to take my fiber capsules at an off time -- not with other meds (when I remember to take them at all) -- as they can cause things not to be fully absorbed. Stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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