bp meds & kidney protection: Cozaar experiences? +intro new list member

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lehgh wrote:

>Do you know if a c-peptide test is required to qualify?

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>Laurel

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>>Yes, Medicare will pay for pumps for Type 1 or Type 2 diabetics. As for

>>medi-cal

>>I haven't a clue, never lived west of Indiana.....

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>>Ted Quick

DM International Folks,

A brief intro of myself: 50-something, type 2 dx'ed 2003 with random

bgs in 700s and 13+ A1c. Best A1c since was ~5.5 now low 6s. Besides

Lantus insulin I use activity of my work (food pantry volunteer, shopper

& board member) and 4 weekly water exercise classes (need low impact due

to arthritis and chronic pain) to control bgs. I recognize names here

from other diabetes lists; hiya cappie, kore, tedquick, and all.

Now to my query. Endo prescribed Lisinopril blood pressure med to

protect my kidneys (high bp has not been one of my problems, although I

know the definitions of high are changing). Couldn't tolerate it;

started getting the weird cough I was warned about; for me the

incredible fatigue was the nastiest problem with the stuff. My bgs were

OK, but I was falling into bed desperately needing naps every day :-(

After 4-5 days off Lisinopril I was back to normal energy levels.

50 mg Cozaar is now my endo's alternate choice, picking up prescription

later today. Yep, I've looked at rxlist.com for some information. But

hope that

some list members here have actual experiences (pro or con) to share.

Thanks.

Deb Barber

type 2 dx'ed '03 Lantus