Re: Glyburide

[Guest guest]

Hi, --good to have you pop up from wherever you're lurking.

I was taking a low dose of glyburide for a year or 2 until I

got sick in some way and my T2 diabetes got out of hand. My dr.

had me increase the dose gradually, until I was taking the

maximum amount.

This went on for about 10 months; by that time I'd lost weight

and my bG was down in the normal range, A1c of 5.4, and I was

having a lot of very low readings: 40 before lunch or after

exercise, for instance. So the dr. suggested I try going off

the med. So far that's worked for me, although my readings are

higher than Eunice's and some others. Right now I'm battling

ruptured disks and pinched nerves, have had 2 courses of steroid

pills and 2 epidural shots of steroid in my back. So I'm out of

range on bG, trying to be very careful what I eat and to keep as

active as I can be until the bad effects wear off.

You asked about side effects of glyburide: the hypos were

pretty scary and I was often too weak to carry on daily life. I

felt miserable for the first 3 months, but that could've been

caused by whatever else was wrong with me; I had gas,

constipation, loose stools, abdominal discomfort constantly.

But I just don't know whether to blame all that on the med. or

not!

If you do take the glyburide, be sure to have something with you

for a snack if you get too low. I carried a couple of fig

newtons in purse or pocket all the time, also Werthers

butterscotch candies, and had juice packs or pop in the car just

in case. For a while I just didn't have the confidence to

drive, since my feelings were so unstable, and my DH took me

places.

I'm happy to be off meds, but I did take a small dose of

glyburide daily for a week during a course of steroids last

month; my bG was over 350 and I didn't want to just wait it out.

It's an older drug but still useful in treating us and trying

to avoid the complications diabetes can cause.

Hope this helps you out,

Barb (T2 in MI)

Barbara Ward

Macomb County, Michigan

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[Guest guest]

Hi, --good to have you pop up from wherever you're lurking.

I was taking a low dose of glyburide for a year or 2 until I

got sick in some way and my T2 diabetes got out of hand. My dr.

had me increase the dose gradually, until I was taking the

maximum amount.

This went on for about 10 months; by that time I'd lost weight

and my bG was down in the normal range, A1c of 5.4, and I was

having a lot of very low readings: 40 before lunch or after

exercise, for instance. So the dr. suggested I try going off

the med. So far that's worked for me, although my readings are

higher than Eunice's and some others. Right now I'm battling

ruptured disks and pinched nerves, have had 2 courses of steroid

pills and 2 epidural shots of steroid in my back. So I'm out of

range on bG, trying to be very careful what I eat and to keep as

active as I can be until the bad effects wear off.

You asked about side effects of glyburide: the hypos were

pretty scary and I was often too weak to carry on daily life. I

felt miserable for the first 3 months, but that could've been

caused by whatever else was wrong with me; I had gas,

constipation, loose stools, abdominal discomfort constantly.

But I just don't know whether to blame all that on the med. or

not!

If you do take the glyburide, be sure to have something with you

for a snack if you get too low. I carried a couple of fig

newtons in purse or pocket all the time, also Werthers

butterscotch candies, and had juice packs or pop in the car just

in case. For a while I just didn't have the confidence to

drive, since my feelings were so unstable, and my DH took me

places.

I'm happy to be off meds, but I did take a small dose of

glyburide daily for a week during a course of steroids last

month; my bG was over 350 and I didn't want to just wait it out.

It's an older drug but still useful in treating us and trying

to avoid the complications diabetes can cause.

Hope this helps you out,

Barb (T2 in MI)

Barbara Ward

Macomb County, Michigan

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

> First of all , with diabetes meds you are defeating

> the purpose if you are under the impressions that the meds

> are a cure-all. You need to curb your food addiction while

> taking the meds.

HI Janice,

I am well aware that the meds are not a cure all...if they were we

would all be well right? LOL. Yes, I agree with you 100% about the food

addiction and I also believe that the addiction that I have with food

is the very reason that I am diabetic. The problem for me is self

discipline I guess. I could stand to lose 40 to 50 lbs. and I have not

found a solution for me that I can seem to stick with...so, I guess

that is back to the addiction. It is all a choice what I put into my

mouth and I more than not will make the wrong choice. I do not want to

take glyburide, so right now I am sticking to it pretty good.

Thanks,