Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 In a message dated 12/16/2005 9:30:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeannerubba@... writes: Am I being too impatient? Hi Jeanne, I have not been on Metformin so I don't know how long it takes to see results, but it probably will take a few weeks for your numbers to even out. Don't get discouraged, because that leads to stress which will cause high numbers. Keep a journal of everything you eat, your bg readings, amount of exercise, etc. If you don't see better results in 2-3 weeks, send the info to your doctor and ask his advice. hugs Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 In a message dated 12/16/2005 9:30:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeannerubba@... writes: Am I being too impatient? Hi Jeanne, I have not been on Metformin so I don't know how long it takes to see results, but it probably will take a few weeks for your numbers to even out. Don't get discouraged, because that leads to stress which will cause high numbers. Keep a journal of everything you eat, your bg readings, amount of exercise, etc. If you don't see better results in 2-3 weeks, send the info to your doctor and ask his advice. hugs Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 In a message dated 12/16/2005 9:30:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeannerubba@... writes: Am I being too impatient? Hi Jeanne, I have not been on Metformin so I don't know how long it takes to see results, but it probably will take a few weeks for your numbers to even out. Don't get discouraged, because that leads to stress which will cause high numbers. Keep a journal of everything you eat, your bg readings, amount of exercise, etc. If you don't see better results in 2-3 weeks, send the info to your doctor and ask his advice. hugs Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Hi, I've never posted before since I'm newly diagnosed (not two weeks yet) and i'm getting a lot just from reading what everyone else has to say. My doc has put me on 500 mg. of Metformin once a day and has me testing once a day, fasting, four days a week and once before dinner. I have cut out all the offending carbs and sugars and am eating like a monk without the white bread. My initial bg was 207. Since I've begun this regimen, it's all over the map ... from 152 at its lowest just two days ago to 183 this morning. I am discouraged! It seems to me that I should be seeing a more gradual drop instead of an increase like this. What has anyone else found? How long does it take before the medication and lifestyle change kick in? Am I being too impatient? I am a Public Information Officer for a large K-8 school district here in South Jersey where I've lived most of my life. I am 64 with two daughters and two really wonderful grandchildren. My husband is a manufacturer's rep for several companies in the energy management industry and we have two darling cats. We lost our third one about a month ago and still feel the emptiness in our household keenly. I am also a novelist and will have two published in 2006 by Wings Press. I hope someone can help me over this hump. I know my problem is nothing compared to many I've read, but to me it's a biggie. Thanks! Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 It varies from person to person. Are you exercising as well? Need a morale boost Hi, I've never posted before since I'm newly diagnosed (not two weeks yet) and i'm getting a lot just from reading what everyone else has to say. My doc has put me on 500 mg. of Metformin once a day and has me testing once a day, fasting, four days a week and once before dinner. I have cut out all the offending carbs and sugars and am eating like a monk without the white bread. My initial bg was 207. Since I've begun this regimen, it's all over the map ... from 152 at its lowest just two days ago to 183 this morning. I am discouraged! It seems to me that I should be seeing a more gradual drop instead of an increase like this. What has anyone else found? How long does it take before the medication and lifestyle change kick in? Am I being too impatient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 It varies from person to person. Are you exercising as well? Need a morale boost Hi, I've never posted before since I'm newly diagnosed (not two weeks yet) and i'm getting a lot just from reading what everyone else has to say. My doc has put me on 500 mg. of Metformin once a day and has me testing once a day, fasting, four days a week and once before dinner. I have cut out all the offending carbs and sugars and am eating like a monk without the white bread. My initial bg was 207. Since I've begun this regimen, it's all over the map ... from 152 at its lowest just two days ago to 183 this morning. I am discouraged! It seems to me that I should be seeing a more gradual drop instead of an increase like this. What has anyone else found? How long does it take before the medication and lifestyle change kick in? Am I being too impatient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 It varies from person to person. Are you exercising as well? Need a morale boost Hi, I've never posted before since I'm newly diagnosed (not two weeks yet) and i'm getting a lot just from reading what everyone else has to say. My doc has put me on 500 mg. of Metformin once a day and has me testing once a day, fasting, four days a week and once before dinner. I have cut out all the offending carbs and sugars and am eating like a monk without the white bread. My initial bg was 207. Since I've begun this regimen, it's all over the map ... from 152 at its lowest just two days ago to 183 this morning. I am discouraged! It seems to me that I should be seeing a more gradual drop instead of an increase like this. What has anyone else found? How long does it take before the medication and lifestyle change kick in? Am I being too impatient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Hi Jeanne, You will get more responses that may be better than mine. I was diagnosed a little over a month ago. I am not on metformin but on Amaryl. Amaryl works right a way and I have had good luck with it. I believe Metformin can take longer - like 3 to 4 weeks. However, I would do a couple of things if I were you. I would test more often (have your doc write a script for 200 strips a month). In the beginning, you just plain have to check more than these docs seem to tell you to. There is no other way to figure out what the meds are doing and what the foods are doing if you don't check fasting, before bed, and 1 1/2 to 2 hours after you eat (and even before meals so you can see where you were before you ate which will give you a better idea of how much that particular meal spiked you 2 hours later). What foods are you actually eating? I have found I can't possibly eat all the carbs my nutritionist gave me (like 180 a day!) I eat more like under 50 to keep my sugars around 100. Some foods you might think are low carb may still spike you. For instance, I was at 63 the other morning, feeling very shaky. I took this opportunity to have cereal (knowing cereal will spike me but really wanting some and figuring it was a good time to have some) Mind you, this is " low carb " Special K - with " low carb " Hood Milk. I went from a 63 to a 143 in 1 hour. I simply cannot have cereal period. It might say low carb, but the added sucralose and corn syrup or whatever they add to cereals just doesn't cut it for me. Disappointing for sure. But this is the only way I know and the only way you'll know or anyone will know what foods they can eat - test, test, test and then test some more. Also - you didn't mention exercise. That plays a HUGE part in lowering BS readings. It is imperative to do daily exercise. Good luck - hope you get things straightened out soon. Sandy Need a morale boost Hi, I've never posted before since I'm newly diagnosed (not two weeks yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Hi Jeanne, You will get more responses that may be better than mine. I was diagnosed a little over a month ago. I am not on metformin but on Amaryl. Amaryl works right a way and I have had good luck with it. I believe Metformin can take longer - like 3 to 4 weeks. However, I would do a couple of things if I were you. I would test more often (have your doc write a script for 200 strips a month). In the beginning, you just plain have to check more than these docs seem to tell you to. There is no other way to figure out what the meds are doing and what the foods are doing if you don't check fasting, before bed, and 1 1/2 to 2 hours after you eat (and even before meals so you can see where you were before you ate which will give you a better idea of how much that particular meal spiked you 2 hours later). What foods are you actually eating? I have found I can't possibly eat all the carbs my nutritionist gave me (like 180 a day!) I eat more like under 50 to keep my sugars around 100. Some foods you might think are low carb may still spike you. For instance, I was at 63 the other morning, feeling very shaky. I took this opportunity to have cereal (knowing cereal will spike me but really wanting some and figuring it was a good time to have some) Mind you, this is " low carb " Special K - with " low carb " Hood Milk. I went from a 63 to a 143 in 1 hour. I simply cannot have cereal period. It might say low carb, but the added sucralose and corn syrup or whatever they add to cereals just doesn't cut it for me. Disappointing for sure. But this is the only way I know and the only way you'll know or anyone will know what foods they can eat - test, test, test and then test some more. Also - you didn't mention exercise. That plays a HUGE part in lowering BS readings. It is imperative to do daily exercise. Good luck - hope you get things straightened out soon. Sandy Need a morale boost Hi, I've never posted before since I'm newly diagnosed (not two weeks yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Hi Jeanne, You will get more responses that may be better than mine. I was diagnosed a little over a month ago. I am not on metformin but on Amaryl. Amaryl works right a way and I have had good luck with it. I believe Metformin can take longer - like 3 to 4 weeks. However, I would do a couple of things if I were you. I would test more often (have your doc write a script for 200 strips a month). In the beginning, you just plain have to check more than these docs seem to tell you to. There is no other way to figure out what the meds are doing and what the foods are doing if you don't check fasting, before bed, and 1 1/2 to 2 hours after you eat (and even before meals so you can see where you were before you ate which will give you a better idea of how much that particular meal spiked you 2 hours later). What foods are you actually eating? I have found I can't possibly eat all the carbs my nutritionist gave me (like 180 a day!) I eat more like under 50 to keep my sugars around 100. Some foods you might think are low carb may still spike you. For instance, I was at 63 the other morning, feeling very shaky. I took this opportunity to have cereal (knowing cereal will spike me but really wanting some and figuring it was a good time to have some) Mind you, this is " low carb " Special K - with " low carb " Hood Milk. I went from a 63 to a 143 in 1 hour. I simply cannot have cereal period. It might say low carb, but the added sucralose and corn syrup or whatever they add to cereals just doesn't cut it for me. Disappointing for sure. But this is the only way I know and the only way you'll know or anyone will know what foods they can eat - test, test, test and then test some more. Also - you didn't mention exercise. That plays a HUGE part in lowering BS readings. It is imperative to do daily exercise. Good luck - hope you get things straightened out soon. Sandy Need a morale boost Hi, I've never posted before since I'm newly diagnosed (not two weeks yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Jeanne, our bodies just don't respond & get into a good pattern the way we'd like them to! I was diagnosed in Oct. 2003 & started taking glyburide. Dosage was gradually increased to 10 mg. 2X daily. As I look back over the records, my averages increased until after Christmas, when I was taking the max. dose. And then the changes finally made an impression on my system, readings & averages came down into normal range. By June 2004 I was having so many readings below 65 that my doctor suggest I stop the med. I had lost weight & kept it off, a big part of the success. My A1c went from 7.0 at diagnosis to 5.4 when I stopped taking glyburide. I was fine for about a year, but in summer 2005 I had various back problems with steroid treatments & my bG started going out of control again. Then I had a total knee replacement mid-Nov., so my doctor recommended that I start taking 2.5 mg. of glyburide 2X a day to help stabilize me. My recovery has been great, physical therapy helps a lot...but when I get a fever & chills there goes my control! So it's not a straight course. My husband helped me by making a spreadsheet on the computer that computes high, low & average readings & will make graphs if I want them. It's encouraging if you can look over a couple of months or more & see a fairly steady downward trend! Best wishes in reaching your goals, & remember--this is not something that HAS to be done by tomorrow, it's something you WILL HAVE to do for the rest of your life! Slow and steady does the trick. Barb, T2 in MI Barbara Ward Macomb County, Michigan __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Jeanne, our bodies just don't respond & get into a good pattern the way we'd like them to! I was diagnosed in Oct. 2003 & started taking glyburide. Dosage was gradually increased to 10 mg. 2X daily. As I look back over the records, my averages increased until after Christmas, when I was taking the max. dose. And then the changes finally made an impression on my system, readings & averages came down into normal range. By June 2004 I was having so many readings below 65 that my doctor suggest I stop the med. I had lost weight & kept it off, a big part of the success. My A1c went from 7.0 at diagnosis to 5.4 when I stopped taking glyburide. I was fine for about a year, but in summer 2005 I had various back problems with steroid treatments & my bG started going out of control again. Then I had a total knee replacement mid-Nov., so my doctor recommended that I start taking 2.5 mg. of glyburide 2X a day to help stabilize me. My recovery has been great, physical therapy helps a lot...but when I get a fever & chills there goes my control! So it's not a straight course. My husband helped me by making a spreadsheet on the computer that computes high, low & average readings & will make graphs if I want them. It's encouraging if you can look over a couple of months or more & see a fairly steady downward trend! Best wishes in reaching your goals, & remember--this is not something that HAS to be done by tomorrow, it's something you WILL HAVE to do for the rest of your life! Slow and steady does the trick. Barb, T2 in MI Barbara Ward Macomb County, Michigan __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Jeanne, our bodies just don't respond & get into a good pattern the way we'd like them to! I was diagnosed in Oct. 2003 & started taking glyburide. Dosage was gradually increased to 10 mg. 2X daily. As I look back over the records, my averages increased until after Christmas, when I was taking the max. dose. And then the changes finally made an impression on my system, readings & averages came down into normal range. By June 2004 I was having so many readings below 65 that my doctor suggest I stop the med. I had lost weight & kept it off, a big part of the success. My A1c went from 7.0 at diagnosis to 5.4 when I stopped taking glyburide. I was fine for about a year, but in summer 2005 I had various back problems with steroid treatments & my bG started going out of control again. Then I had a total knee replacement mid-Nov., so my doctor recommended that I start taking 2.5 mg. of glyburide 2X a day to help stabilize me. My recovery has been great, physical therapy helps a lot...but when I get a fever & chills there goes my control! So it's not a straight course. My husband helped me by making a spreadsheet on the computer that computes high, low & average readings & will make graphs if I want them. It's encouraging if you can look over a couple of months or more & see a fairly steady downward trend! Best wishes in reaching your goals, & remember--this is not something that HAS to be done by tomorrow, it's something you WILL HAVE to do for the rest of your life! Slow and steady does the trick. Barb, T2 in MI Barbara Ward Macomb County, Michigan __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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