What can possibly be going on with me

[Rosebud98]

Hello there,

I am obese and have been working on my eating; for exercise I do an aerobic breathing program and walking. After losing 50 pounds this year (so far as I am still slowly losing weight) my b/g numbers have reached very high! Before losing the weight my numbers might go up now and then but would head on back to a good territory. Before my weight loss I had total cholesteral of 148. Now after this weight loss; my H1Ac (is that the correct name?) is 8.6; up 2 points. My cholesteral is 218; up 70 points. I am on the maximum (so I'm told) dosage of glucovance. My doctor has now prescribed me Actos. Has anyone used Actos and what type of side effects are there? My blood test also showed I was having an allergic reaction to something within my body..... and that was let go.

I have researched like crazy and found that since fat cells carry toxins; and they are being released; that if the pancreas/liver are not working correctly they are now on overload which may be the reason for the elevated sugar numbers.

I would love some input on this.

thank you.

[shorebug]

Originally Posted by Rosebud98

Hello there,

I am obese and have been working on my eating; for exercise I do an aerobic breathing program and walking. After losing 50 pounds this year (so far as I am still slowly losing weight) my b/g numbers have reached very high! Before losing the weight my numbers might go up now and then but would head on back to a good territory. Before my weight loss I had total cholesteral of 148. Now after this weight loss; my H1Ac (is that the correct name?) is 8.6; up 2 points. My cholesteral is 218; up 70 points. I am on the maximum (so I'm told) dosage of glucovance. My doctor has now prescribed me Actos. Has anyone used Actos and what type of side effects are there? My blood test also showed I was having an allergic reaction to something within my body..... and that was let go.

I have researched like crazy and found that since fat cells carry toxins; and they are being released; that if the pancreas/liver are not working correctly they are now on overload which may be the reason for the elevated sugar numbers.

I would love some input on this.

thank you.

Actos almost killed me...It truly helped my Diabetis...BUT i gained over 40 pounds, swelled up legs & tummy, i had a hard time breathing, the side effect was so hard on me, Dr. took me off it right away, i am back to normal finally.

[Coravh]

Keep in mind that I am not a doctor, but I suspect that what is going on vis a vis your weight loss and blood sugar is a coincidence. I think that even if you hadn't lost the weight, you blood sugar would have gone up. Excellent job, by the way, on the weight loss. It will make controlling your diabetes easier in the long run. Don't worry, though. There are a lot of different meds (including insulin, if necessary) to get your blood sugar under control and get you on the way to excellent health.

Best of luck.

Cora