Re: Started on Metformin Today

[Guest guest]

Carol,

That's fantastic about your blood sugar control and your weight loss! With

diabetes, faster weight loss than 5 lbs a month is hard to attain. Don't think

of Metformin as some miracle pill because it is not. Unless you have an

extremely low insulin level, Metformin will not allow you to just cross your

arms and avoid diet and exercise. I take Metformin, but it only helps me lose

weight when I do both the diet and exercise. I think it would keep me from

gaining if I did not exercise. If I had a high carb diet, I would probably

still gain a small amount of weight.

If you continue to lose weight and keep it off, the insulin resistance in your

body will go down. When this happens, your blood sugar will be easier to

control. Will you be able to ever go off meds? You can only find that out in

the future after losing some weight. Just focus on keeping everything on track

today and in the future. Why worry about something that you cannot foresee or

change right now??

April in GA

P.S. I am also holding out hope that I will be able to go off meds one day :-)

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From: ravenwalker36

I just took my blood sugar (4pm) and it was 108! Yeah! I haven't seen it

like that but once and that was at work and I hadn't eaten and I was

running like mad that day.

This is great, but the thought just occurred to me. I sure hope I don't

decide to just give up on the hard work I have been to doing in getting

my weight down. I don't want to think that it is a miracle pill. I

want to one day just be able to control this thing by diet and exercise

alone.

[Guest guest]

Carol,

That's fantastic about your blood sugar control and your weight loss! With

diabetes, faster weight loss than 5 lbs a month is hard to attain. Don't think

of Metformin as some miracle pill because it is not. Unless you have an

extremely low insulin level, Metformin will not allow you to just cross your

arms and avoid diet and exercise. I take Metformin, but it only helps me lose

weight when I do both the diet and exercise. I think it would keep me from

gaining if I did not exercise. If I had a high carb diet, I would probably

still gain a small amount of weight.

If you continue to lose weight and keep it off, the insulin resistance in your

body will go down. When this happens, your blood sugar will be easier to

control. Will you be able to ever go off meds? You can only find that out in

the future after losing some weight. Just focus on keeping everything on track

today and in the future. Why worry about something that you cannot foresee or

change right now??

April in GA

P.S. I am also holding out hope that I will be able to go off meds one day :-)

----- Original Message -----

From: ravenwalker36

I just took my blood sugar (4pm) and it was 108! Yeah! I haven't seen it

like that but once and that was at work and I hadn't eaten and I was

running like mad that day.

This is great, but the thought just occurred to me. I sure hope I don't

decide to just give up on the hard work I have been to doing in getting

my weight down. I don't want to think that it is a miracle pill. I

want to one day just be able to control this thing by diet and exercise

alone.

[Guest guest]

The first year I was om Metformin, I lost 50 pounds. Hardly any exercise,

just the pills and getting rid of my cookies and sweet snacks every nite at

computer.

Started on Metformin Today

>I did my doctor's appointment today. Another blood draw was done. I

> will know in a couple of days if my lipid panel has improved. I don't

> how many of those things I have had over the last few months. Hope to

> see an end to it soon. While I was there, I told him I was willing to

> go on the oral hypoglycemic. He put me on Metformin 500mg twice daily.

> We talked about taking that one because it aids weight lost. I went

> ahead and got it filled and started taking it at noon today. I just

> took my blood sugar (4pm) and it was 108! Yeah! I haven't seen it

> like that but once and that was at work and I hadn't eaten and I was

> running like mad that day.

>

> This is great, but the thought just occurred to me. I sure hope I don't

> decide to just give up on the hard work I have been to doing in getting

> my weight down. I don't want to think that it is a miracle pill. I

> want to one day just be able to control this thing by diet and exercise

> alone.

>

> I have lost 5lbs in a month's time. I was hoping for more but that is

> okay. Just so long as I keep at least a 5lb lost a month.

>

> Carol

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[Guest guest]

The first year I was om Metformin, I lost 50 pounds. Hardly any exercise,

just the pills and getting rid of my cookies and sweet snacks every nite at

computer.

Started on Metformin Today

>I did my doctor's appointment today. Another blood draw was done. I

> will know in a couple of days if my lipid panel has improved. I don't

> how many of those things I have had over the last few months. Hope to

> see an end to it soon. While I was there, I told him I was willing to

> go on the oral hypoglycemic. He put me on Metformin 500mg twice daily.

> We talked about taking that one because it aids weight lost. I went

> ahead and got it filled and started taking it at noon today. I just

> took my blood sugar (4pm) and it was 108! Yeah! I haven't seen it

> like that but once and that was at work and I hadn't eaten and I was

> running like mad that day.

>

> This is great, but the thought just occurred to me. I sure hope I don't

> decide to just give up on the hard work I have been to doing in getting

> my weight down. I don't want to think that it is a miracle pill. I

> want to one day just be able to control this thing by diet and exercise

> alone.

>

> I have lost 5lbs in a month's time. I was hoping for more but that is

> okay. Just so long as I keep at least a 5lb lost a month.

>

> Carol

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

>

> To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

> diabetes-unsubscribe

> Hope you come back soon!

>

[Guest guest]

The first year I was om Metformin, I lost 50 pounds. Hardly any exercise,

just the pills and getting rid of my cookies and sweet snacks every nite at

computer.

Started on Metformin Today

>I did my doctor's appointment today. Another blood draw was done. I

> will know in a couple of days if my lipid panel has improved. I don't

> how many of those things I have had over the last few months. Hope to

> see an end to it soon. While I was there, I told him I was willing to

> go on the oral hypoglycemic. He put me on Metformin 500mg twice daily.

> We talked about taking that one because it aids weight lost. I went

> ahead and got it filled and started taking it at noon today. I just

> took my blood sugar (4pm) and it was 108! Yeah! I haven't seen it

> like that but once and that was at work and I hadn't eaten and I was

> running like mad that day.

>

> This is great, but the thought just occurred to me. I sure hope I don't

> decide to just give up on the hard work I have been to doing in getting

> my weight down. I don't want to think that it is a miracle pill. I

> want to one day just be able to control this thing by diet and exercise

> alone.

>

> I have lost 5lbs in a month's time. I was hoping for more but that is

> okay. Just so long as I keep at least a 5lb lost a month.

>

> Carol

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

>

> To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

> diabetes-unsubscribe

> Hope you come back soon!

>

[Guest guest]

April,

I plan to stay attached to you all.. I am really beginning to like it

here.

I am still having trouble implementing exercise in to my routine. I

took the treadmil out of the computer room and into the front room so

can watch TV and walk at the same time. That was suggested by my

Doctor. He also adjusted my neck and gave me some muscle relaxers.

My neck and back have been fused and sometimes exercise is painful.

Maybe once I am over this flare up, I will get on that thing. I was

reading somewhere that I should start out 3 days a week for 20-30

minutes. Not sure which days would be the best days.. probably

weekends, because I am not running as much.

I am doing pretty good at my record keeping on my diet. Switching

things around and making better choices. I have am now doing a

breakfast - even if it is just slim fast. Hit and run thing. Better

then nothing. I am just counting carbs, fats and protien and also

monitoring the food groups. I have a hard time getting alls those

fruits and veggies in. Striving for progress rather then prefection.

Dairy products are my biggest offender. I go over board with them it

seems.

Carol

[Guest guest]

Scout,

I see you been in my computer room ... how you know that about me? I

am doing the same thing too.

If I lose 50 lbs, I will feel like I am in my youth again. My goal

is 40 lbs.

Carol

[Guest guest]

Scout,

I see you been in my computer room ... how you know that about me? I

am doing the same thing too.

If I lose 50 lbs, I will feel like I am in my youth again. My goal

is 40 lbs.

Carol

[Guest guest]

Scout,

I see you been in my computer room ... how you know that about me? I

am doing the same thing too.

If I lose 50 lbs, I will feel like I am in my youth again. My goal

is 40 lbs.

Carol