[dano]

Originally Posted by geo7010

Got any ideas anout getting weight off?

carb-counting

[w5stone]

I was on actos for 8 yrs. they just took me off due to the ties with bladder cancer. My levels were great while on actos. I've tried metformin but that has not worked for me. I am type 2 and I also have gastric pareasis and docs are treating me for IBS. Not sure what other meds the drs will try. Trying to lose weight but that is slow going. Any advise anyone can give me would be great

[kyteflyer]

I was diagnosed Type 2 some 6-7 years ago. Initially on Metformin I progressed to a variety of additional oral meds (only one type at a time) until settling on Diamicron (gliclazide) which is one of those meds which will burn out my pancreas eventually. I was also on Byetta - First 5, good response, then 10, better response, but the nausea got to me, doc dropped the dose back to 5 but it was no good, BGLs went up and nausea did not quit. I stopped it two months ago. Initial response to stopping it was rebound hyperglycaemia (well thats what I am calling it anyway) but in the last month I was starting to get some control.

My endo has agreed that it is worth adding another oral (Actos) and see how its going in 3 months. I'm only two weeks down the track and my morning readings have been in normal - low range (not hypo). Throughout the day it varies, but unless I am "bad" (which I still am from time to time) all my readings are remaining within the target range. I'm expecting that, given my response, the overall readings will continue to reduce and therefore I will be asking to reduce the Diamicron when I go for my next visit. I'm still puzzling why Actos has never been prescribed before. Its good, no nausea, and it tends to deal with the after meal spike, flattening it somewhat.

Byetta was certainly most excellent in getting my BGLs back into a normal range... but the nausea was horrid. Just one of those drugs not everyone can take.

[kyteflyer]

Originally Posted by w5stone

I was on actos for 8 yrs. they just took me off due to the ties with bladder cancer. My levels were great while on actos. I've tried metformin but that has not worked for me. I am type 2 and I also have gastric pareasis and docs are treating me for IBS. Not sure what other meds the drs will try. Trying to lose weight but that is slow going. Any advise anyone can give me would be great

Wish I had known about the tendency for we diabetics to have bowel and gastric issues before I started Byetta... it made mine worse, but I didnt make the connection until in discussion with the gastroenterologist who will be doing my colonoscopy in two weeks. He put it together with the slow gastric emptying that comes with Byetta... and said my stopping it was probably a good thing and none too soon.

Actos? Bladder Cancer? Geez, we really are having some crap times with the drugs that will protect other parts of our bodies, arent we. I'm going to stay on mine for the moment :-/, only just began...

[Melisa]

I was on Byetta for about 6 months and it was good for about the first 4 then it just stopped working for me.

I have been struggling with being disappointed in myself and how I have been handling my diabetes. Yesterday I re-claimed my diagnosis and am starting back at the beginning. Don't be ashamed to tell us what your dealing with... we are all in the same boat!!! My A1c came back yesterday at 11.5 and my sugars have been around 400 for the past week. Now I'm on a new medication (Dr. is trying 50/50 humalog 3 times a day) and it's already better today my before lunch reading was 238. Not where it needs to be but defiantly going in the right direction!!!

Good luck with everything and remember we your diabetic family you never have to hide anything from!

[76custom]

Please don't be afraid of insulin. I was for years and my hand was forced when I ended up in ICU with DKA and pancreatitis. Insulin, diet and exercise are the best things that ever happened to me concerning my health. It doesn't take much in the way of exercise but you do have to sweat! Please don't be intimidated. One piece at a time and you will be amazed at how it all falls into place, IF you do your part. See a dietitian, log your meals and excercise more days than not. You can do it. Don't be afraid to let go of that which is in the past and embrace the future!

[adrianconnelly]

Originally Posted by ray91

I am new to this app, I have tried everything to get this dieses under control needless to say I am a very bad case, I am hoping using this app and reading the forum will help me. I am too embarrassed to post my A1C and BG levels also to embarrassed to post the meds I am on.
Anyway the doc is now putting me on a new inject able med called Byetta, what is the census, I know the doc said that if I don’t get my BG down I will be forced to taking insulin.

Don't be embarrassed, ray91. I was the same a few years ago, to the point where I wouldn't do a blood reading because it depressed me so much. As a result, I got a severe life-threatening condition which served as a wake-up jolt (long and boring story). I then went on to insulin (plus meds) and have never looked back.

At that time (my dark days), my A1c was a dreadful 11%.

I've persevered with controlling this wretched disease by taking blood readings 3-4 times a day (sometimes more), limiting my carbs to no more than 45grams per meal and 15grams per snack. My weight is still a problem but that's because diabetes has adversely affected my left foot and I can't do any serious walking, running etc..

As a result of doing what I do and the fact that GB is such a fantastic tool to help me constantly monitor my condition, my last SEVEN HbA1c blood tests were: 5.9%, 6.1%, 5.5%, 5.7%, 5.9%, 5.6% and (the most recent) 5.4%.

My doctor is ecstatic about these results, as I've got them down to pretty much non-diabetic levels. I just have to make sure never to let my guard down.

And you can do this too. You'll get such an adrenelin-rush of self-satisfaction, so hang in there and never give up. If you need to go on insulin, my advice is: do it. It's no big deal. I only have to take 1 injection per day (just before my evening meal) and it's nothing.

Best wishes
Adrian

[clearviews]

Don't be embarrassed Ray91 research your diabetes. After I did I set my self a limit. I wanted non diabetic figures ALL the time. Vi used my meter and if anything I ate took me over that limit twice I chose not to have it ever again, not even a little of!
Didn't have time to up my exercise regime so I didn't. I lost weight, came off all oral Meds (never on anything else)and still my BGLS came down.
Never again things include potatoes, wheat or any other grain. rice (white or otherwise), fruit (exception berries and occasionally under ripe fruit), pasta, veggies grown underground but at the same time I increased fat. Cream, butter, animal fat, coconut oil, unlimited cheese, pork rind . I even lost a kilo while in hospital for 9 days tied to an IV antibiotic, no gallivanting around corridors for this patient! Secret? Choosing food that I would eat at home and nothing else. Asking for cream and fresh berries instead of 'fruit' and adding butter to my home made porridge mix (flaxseed meal. Almond meal, psyllium husk and xylitol) with hot milk as not one option on the breakfast menu would have worked.
Morning BGLS ranged from 3.9-4.8. I am unmedicated. One nurse commented that I had the BP of a 21 year old.
I think I would be on 30g cabs a DAY. This is my salvation from diabetes.
Reason for hospital stay? A surgical procedure done 7 years that has caused issues for 6 years. Diagnosed with T2 4 years ago. Last HbA1c 5.2. Expect the next to be a little higher due to constant infections.

[tmodg]

Glad beyetta works for somebody. It made me so sick I had to quit working! Off it now and struggling, but at least I have a life!

[usmc01462]

Just drop the carbs stick to lean meats and stay away from from processed foods. I have had type 2 diabetes for 4 years now and I am on insulin. But if you watch your carb intake you will be surprised. I also have a blood clot disorder and can't do green leaf veggies. Which makes it difficult on food selection. But if you want to control your diabetes you have to control your carbs.