A1C Results

[bbybyrd]

I got my A1C results the other day and I'm very pleased. It's 6.7 and I was told that it's very good for a type 2 diabetic. I was having so much trouble getting my sugar down and feeling sick all the time. So, for a couple of days I didn't take my Advandamet and my sugar started going down. So, I just stopped taking it all together. Then I changed doctors and finally found someone competent. Did anyone else have problems with Advandamet?

[SamQKitty]

Let me be the first to congratulate you, bbybyrd. I'm curious, though...what are you taking now?

It wouldn't be surprising if feeling so lousy didn't actually cause your blood sugar to go up, instead of down.

I read somewhere that Avandia causes less gastric upset than Metformin. Unfortunately, Avandamet is a combination drug...Avandia AND Metformin. A friend's mom who absolutely couldn't tolerate Metformin is doing fine on Avandia now.

Anyway, regardless of how you did it...congratulations on a great A1c!

Ruth

[bbybyrd]

I'm on Metformin 500 mg 2xday right now. I started taking it Thursday.

[SamQKitty]

If you still have gastric upset with the Metformin, ask your doctor if you can try Avandia (NOT Avandamet). Also, another way to sometimes prevent the gastric upset is to start on a lower dose (like once a day instead of twice a day) for a week or so, then add another dose.

Ruth