With this heat and supposed to be doing things, my blood sugar is amazingly good although I am taking Vitamins and without eating as much, I don't have much appetite with this heat, I am not doing much. My tummy is over than 50 inches and this heat is not helping unless I want people to think I am having a baby. What is better, to stay inside and I heard on TV that I shouldn't sit at all or should I go outside and enjoy a heat stroke since I am not going to turn the AC on at this time yet, the heat index could be up to 110 before the next week is over, but I am putting two gallons of water in the freezer so it gets very cold to keep me fairly kool. I want to be able to pay bills and not have to ask any help from anyone so that's the option for me.

I was talking about an indirect topic, but my Metformin took about 2-4 weeks to work although I remember when I took one of the sugar pills, I went to the drug store, I was lightheaded and although it was not Avandia, it could have been another pill for sugar although I found it easy to overcome those drugs, which is to say to get my blood pressure back up and the same for my blood sugar, but the Vitamins take a lot more effect to overcome the benefits although this is my experience.

Lost - any med takes time to take effect. Just how long I dont know but give it time. How much it will lower your blood sugar depends on how you watch your carbs. Metformin is not a crutch but a help. What dosage are you on ?

HI Arline Am taking 2x 500mg. one at night and morning.
I still wake up very thirsty but the tingling in the feet seems to have stopped so it is hopefully having some effect
I am on a course tomorrow it is called DESMOND stands for Diabetes Education and Self Management
for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed.
So I have some questions for them

I take the extended release metformin. I don't know if it works better, but it's easier on the stomach for me. I've had diabetes for years and was on oral meds, but I sort of got very lax about testing and controlling it. Anyway, it went haywire last summer and we had to try all different approaches. I just this week found the appropriate medication levels and timing. Since November I've been adjusting types of insulin, times and frequency of injection. It takes a lot of work.

Lost - you are on a low dose Metformin - I started on that also and in a flash I was put on 2,000 mg a day. Now I think its not working so good anymore and hate the idea of having to add another med. Dont want a low since I live alone.