What is Diabetes Type 2
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (formerly called diabetes mellitus type II, non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM), obesity related diabetes, or adult-onset diabetes) is a metabolic disor...
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I just started Gilmepiride on this past Saturday. I've been able to bring my A1C down since December from 9% to 6.7% with diet and exercise. Just wondering if anyone else is taking this drug & what the waiting period is for results. I've only been started on 1mg once a day since my numbers aren't outrageous. I'm still learning what I can and can't well as far as my diet. I actually got excited my second day on the meds because the numbers really looked good. For example, Sunday morning I ate a breakfast that I've eated so many times before, which adds up to 32 carbs (normally this breakfast would bring my sugar up to 185 or so). Sunday morning 2 hours after eating, it was only 127 so I thought that i was seeing some results. Well, I had that same breakfast this morning and got a 194 reading.
HELP! I'm a newbie, but I tend to get so frustrated when my numbers jump & I can't seem to figure out why. Thanks for listening! Posted on 04/17/07, 10:04 am |
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well ur not alone!!.. my numbers have a mind of their own.. i tend to get really fustrated when it comes to my numbers.. i eat almost the same thing everyday.. and although i am losin weight and inches, my numbers stay the same.. when i was first diagnosed my fasting was 325.. been on meds for a little over a month and now i get fasting between 150 - 180 range.. which i know is still high.. but better.. now im waiting for the upped dose to kick in...
i was just told to take my meds the same time a day.. eat around the same time of day.. portion control and remember.. carbs and sugars.. are NOT ur friend!! 
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That's what I love about this group. No lack of support. I don't have the weight issue, but my fasting numbers without meds was 120-170, that's why my dose is so low. When I first found out about being type 2, my fasting was 190-220. You did great to bring it down so much in a month! I guess I'm just impatient for my meds to start working. I'm only on day 4. I learn something new about myself every day. (some of which suck!). Thanks again!
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