Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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jimpoe
jimpoe
Hi everyone, I'm new to the group. Right now my type 2 is not being controlled by my meds I'm on 2000 mg of metformin a day and 10mg of glyburide 2x daily the metformin used to control it fine but the last 4-5 months it hasn't and that's Why my diabetes doc added glyburide but it's still not responding well it bounces between 120-300 not constant. Anyone going through this or have any advice. Thanks. God bless.
phedrick
phedrick
I'm glad you're here jimpoe! Welcome!
mzizgayle
mzizgayle
Welcome jimpoe....have you sat down and really discussed this with your doctor? Sometimes it might take a bit for the new med to work with the other, but I would think after 4 to 5 months it should have kicked in by now.

What have your numbers been like? high, lows?

What has your diet been like? are you adding exercise, watching portions, counting carbs, etc?

If you are doing all of the above faithfully maybe time to move on to just insulin ?
jimpoe
jimpoe
My lows are around 94-98 and my highs around 300. Some days the meds seem to but most of the time not. I would like to try all avenues before taking insulin but you're Wright i do need to sit down with my doctor and i don't exercise like i should i just bought a treadmill last month.