VIVIAN--GLUCOPHAGE

[Guest guest]

Vivian,

I don't have the book anymore, but I know the reason my gp did not put me on

one of the meds back in 1997 was because it said right in the literature

that it could cause lactic acidois. The mito doc Dr Tick my gp could not

get hold of at the time. I could have sworn it was glucophage. I also have

MELAS and documented high levels of lactic acid from a spinal tap draw. I

take humalog insulin during the day and lantus at night. How are your

lactic acid levels since going on the glucophage? How are your blood

sugars? I was on a number of oral meds for a while but Prandin along with

Avandia worked best.

Janet Sample

Re: BLOOD SUGAR/Janet

> I have MELAS as well and am diabetic. Though I was doing everything

" right "

> and compliant my numbers recently skyrocketed. The endo not only believed

me

> that it wasn't anything that I was doing but came up with a unique

solution of

> putting me on oral glucophage as well as injected insulin. I am lucky

enough

> to have an endo who thinks of me as expert on my " mito diabetes " because

> there really are no medical guidelines out there.

> Vivian

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Just like with the statin drugs my dr monitors me very carefully and so far

no problems. It did make a difference with my numbers which were spiking for

no apparent reason into the 3 and 4 hundreds. So for me it has made a huge

difference.

I find if you monitor and really pay attention to your body that there really

aren't any hard and fast do's and don'ts each patient is different. What

works for one may not work for another. For me glucophage is fine. Apparently

Alice has no problems with it as well....it may not prove so for someone else.

Vivian

[Guest guest]

both Alice and I use the glucophage. My numbers were just way too high even

with lantus and humolog...and it wasn't due to any of the usual triggers. The

damage that occurs at even 200 is unseen but very dangerous as you will know

as a diabetic. It may be worth a shot to give it a try especially if you are

having the same problem I had.

Good luck.

Vivian

[Guest guest]

Thanks Vivian. Maybe I will see what my gp thinks. I have mild MELAS

symptoms and other than a few blackouts over 40 years really have not have

many problems with the lactic acid. Maybe the glucophage would work to

lower the blood sugar which seems to be the main problem these last few

years. I don't see her till June though.

Janet Sample

Re: VIVIAN--GLUCOPHAGE

> Just like with the statin drugs my dr monitors me very carefully and so

far

> no problems. It did make a difference with my numbers which were spiking

for

> no apparent reason into the 3 and 4 hundreds. So for me it has made a

huge

> difference.

> I find if you monitor and really pay attention to your body that there

really

> aren't any hard and fast do's and don'ts each patient is different. What

> works for one may not work for another. For me glucophage is fine.

Apparently

> Alice has no problems with it as well....it may not prove so for someone

else.

> Vivian

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes,

I may give it a shot. Most of the time my triggers are stress, lack of

sleep, or walking/exercising alot. I got a handicapped sticker for where I

was working but still the walk from my desk to the parking lot was a haul.

Also shopping. As with all the other drugs that have warnings about strokes

and stuff I guess I will give it a shot and see. It cannot be any worse

that what I am doing now.

Janet Sample

Re: VIVIAN--GLUCOPHAGE

> both Alice and I use the glucophage. My numbers were just way too high

even

> with lantus and humolog...and it wasn't due to any of the usual triggers.

The

> damage that occurs at even 200 is unseen but very dangerous as you will

know

> as a diabetic. It may be worth a shot to give it a try especially if you

are

> having the same problem I had.

> Good luck.

> Vivian

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