Is this a problem? - Heart Disorders Message Board

brownowl · 01-20-2007, 01:44 PM

I have Type 2 diabetes -- in the past 6 months it has gone from 485-500 to 120; but that has been through the use of trying Metformin of 500 mg 2x a day -- which got raised to 1000 mg 2 x a day -- then changed to ActosPlus Met 15/850 mg 2 x a day -- so it has been avg about 120 now for the past month. I also have to take Altace for blood pressure and Toprol for too fast of a heart rate. The problem is that during these past 6 months -- the sugar level got better -- 120. The blood pressure seems low to me -- it went from 170 / 100 to now being 85 / 56 (is that too low -- it seems low to me) -- but the heart rate is still anywhere between 97 to 146 (which seems still fast to me since I'm taking the medicine to control it.). What do you think? Does this seemed messed up? I'm not sure if that is normal -or- if I should talk to my doctor.

MAD MAZ · 01-20-2007, 03:09 PM

I am sorry that you are having all these problems, I would go back to your doctors, your bp does seem a bit low.

I hope you start to feel better real soon ... take care ...Mandy

brownowl · 01-21-2007, 08:48 AM

Thanks for the advice. I have made an appt. to see my doctor -- he is all booked up until Feb 7th. So, I'll see him on the 7th. It just seems strange to me that the drugs touched everything but the heart rate, which had them hopping up and down. It's weird because a doctor I went to because I have this fever said that the heart rate is so fast -- she can't really hear it beat -- that seems strange to me. Recently, there have been times where it feels like it actually stops beating, its only a couple of seconds, but it feels really strange and it feels like everything just stops. Then if I cough, it seems to kick right back in, I don't know what that is, but when it happens it scares the heck out of me. Could that be medicine related?