Guest guest Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Welcome to the group! There are a bunch of nice people here with a lot of knowledge I can Draw from. I hope your Xolair kicks in and does what you need it to do. Ron On Apr 22, 2006, at 7:46 PM, Weiner wrote: > I got the word that my Xolair has arrived and I will be getting my > first shots on Wednesday. It comes at a good time. I am struggling > with what I call the axis of horror: diabetes, asthma and > allergies. None is going well at the moment. > > Ten days ago, I got a bad Ha1C reading (7.7), my worst in six > years, and my doctor has to tinker with my meds. He added Actos > (dreaded by most with good reason), but after a week, it had a > toxic interaction with my Lipitor and has left my large muscle > groups sore. I stopped the Actos, and thankfully am feeling a > little less sore each day. That came at the same time my IGE blood > work revealed a nasty set of bad food allergies which has left me > with little to eat if you combine the typical diabetic diet with an > inability to tolerate milk and meat. To top it off, many of my > environmental allergies are in full bloom here in the desert SW > (once a haven for asthma sufferers, but no more), so my coughing > has returned! > > Sorry to ramble, I know my Xolair treatments will taketime and help > with only a few of my issues. At this point, I am looking for any > avenue to feel better. > > Thanks for listening. > > > > Weiner > Research Vice President > Gartner Industries Research > > Check out my blog: > > http://whatsontonight.blogware.com > > If you'd like an invite to join 360, send me an email. > > allen_weiner@... > > Skype: allenweiner > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 , NO! You are NOT rambling. You are among friends here I know exactly what you are going through. Hang in there. Give the Xolair some time to work. It took me over a year to see any results. Different people react differently to medicines. Along with my chronic, persistant, daily asthma, I am also type II Diabetic and have been on Actos 2 years. I have also been on Lipitor and Tricor for 12. I have been very fortunate not to have the problems you are experiencing. My last A1C was 5.5 because I am exercising daily, taking Actos and watching what I eat like a hawk. When my blood sugar gets over 150, I take 2.5 mg of Glyburide and within 30 minutes, my sugar is between 80-95. Splenda and I are best friends (grin) I went through our local hospital's diabetic clinic workshops and felt much better about my condition. I was NOT alone. They taught me how to live with diabetes and still eat I had cornea transplants and cataract surgeries in both eyes between 1980 and 1998. The last thing my eye surgeon said as I was leaving my last office visit was " Keep that blood sugar under 130 buster! You don't need anything ELSE bad happening to those peepers of yours. " If I ever have to go back on Prednisone (God forbid) my family doctor will keep me on Glyburide daily. If you have read previous posts, you will see that I have a herniated disk in my neck and will probably be receiving a Decadron shot in the offending disk disk this week. I am prepared! I have my Actos and Glyburide prescriptions refilled. I am not worried, I will do just fine Good to have you with us. Doug Group founder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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