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Diabetes

You can use this forum to discuss Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, pre-diabetes – prevention, diagnosis, specialists, self-care, diabetes-induced complications, nutrition, physical activity, medications and other forms of diabetes management.

Dr advised once diagnosed can never come off metformin???

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Wow, I am a bit perplexed about my doctor visit I had today.  I have been on meformin for about a year now.  I became diabetic about 5 years ago but was able to do the diet and exercise thing until I was put on metformin.  I asked the doctor about getting off of it now that my sugars have been...

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Bg vs Warm weather.

Can anyone tell me if you BG can be affected by warm weather?  It seems like when I am sweating and overheated, my blood glucose runs much higher than when I am cool.  Does the weather have anything to do with it.  I wonder if the blood gets concentrated when I am sweating and that is why my...

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After Normalizing BG, Should Metformin Dosage Decrease?

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OK, now that my blood glucose is normalized, should I decrease my Metformin dosage?  I want to be able to get off of it and taper off of it.  I think the diabetes would be cured by that time.  I hope to have it licked so I can resume eating normally again.  How long does it take for a diabetic...

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Is there an alternative to Metformin?

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i really hate the medication i am on for my diabetes. its called metformin and it makes me sick and have diarrhea all the time.  i can't even go to bed without messing my sheets.  it just runs out of me and it is disgusting.  is there an alternative to metformin that does not cause bad effects...

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mixing alcohol with metformin and glipizide

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I have been a drinker for 15 years now and I am not about to quit.  However, I have started to have diabetes about one and a half years ago and I now have to go on some oral medications called metformin and glipizide.  I want to know about mixing alcohol with these two medications and what the...

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Best diabetes diet and food tips

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What are the best food tips for a diabetic and what do you think is the best diabetes diet?  Has anyone tried the Atkins diet for your diabetes?  What type of food helps keep blood sugars down?  I heard cinnamon is good for lowering blood sugars.  Is there any supplements that help with blood...

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Differences between Metformin and SR Metformin

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So I was talking with a friend of mine who has diabetes like me and I told her that I was taking Metformin.  She said she takes SR Metformin and I asked her what it was because mine doesn't say SR.  She showed me the bottle of the prescription and sure enough it says SR Metformin.  Does anyone...

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I'm having a head pain for more than a month

i am 17 year old...i have daibeties....but it is normal....i am having head pain from more than one month....and whenever i look down n den look up i feel so much dissy n feel like i am going to faint...almost in every two days i go blind means i am nt able to see clearly...i went to eye check up...

by User avatar Muqeeth

I'm having a problem interpreting my BG reading

Hi all, I'm having a problem interpreting my BG reading. I took a blood glucose measurement before I went to bed and it was 6.6 which I was pleased about. When I got up in the morning I took a fasting glucose test and it was 6.9. I don't understand how your sugar levels go up when your asleep and...

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Insulin Pump & Complications

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Hi, I'm having insulin pump complications. I don't think it is working properly. I'm having hypos and hypers. Is it possible that the pump is defective in some way? That's really scary. I switched over to an insulin pump because my doctor said it mimicked pancreatic function better and would control...

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